Our final New Zealand Post… Day 10 We left our campsite heading North, felt weird! We decided to get as close as we could to Christchurch that night. We spent most of the morning checking out beaches off Highway 1. We stopped in small towns, ate fish and chips, and drank delicious coffee. We […]
Month: March 2017
New Zealand Road Trip – Days 7-9 – Fiordland
Day 7 – Valentine’s Day This day was another big driving day for us, but also a day to “catch up”. We left our campsite, Cameron Flat, and drove South towards Queenstown, stopping for lunch in a small town. When we stopped for lunch, we decided it was probably a good idea to shower and […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 6 – Franz Josef Glacier
Day 6 We left camp and headed South on Highway 6 towards the glaciers. The first one we came upon was Franz Josef Glacier. It was raining when we drove, and we speculated when the rain would stop. We tried delaying our entry into the glacier area, stopping for breakfast and coffee, hoping the rain […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 5 – Paparoa National Park
Day 5 We did a lot of driving, trying to get further South closer to Queenstown. Just because we did a lot of driving, didn’t mean it wasn’t scenic. If anything, this was one of our more scenic drives. It took us a while to get from our campsite in Onamalutu to the coast, […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 4 – Wellington
Our time on the North Island has come to an end, and we were excited to get to the South! Day 4 We left our DOC camp early to make our way towards Wellington. We had booked a ferry ticket for our vehicle and us on the 17:35 ferry. The cost was $275 NZD […]