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, […]
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Loves adventures with Steven, family & friends. If not adventuring with loved ones, I am usually running half marathons, reading books, trying new food, cuddling with Sparky, Brady or Tachy, hiking, playing ice hockey, or rooting for a local bay area sports team.
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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 […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 3 – Tongariro National Park
We enjoyed our Glow worm cave, but now we needed to get hiking! Day 3 Tongariro National Park was the 4th National Park established in the world, and has three active volcanos – Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Tongariro. We left a bit later than we anticipated, and had to drive the 45 minutes to […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 2 – Waitomo Caves
We left Whangarei shortly after 10, heading South towards the Waitomo Caves. Time to finally see some famous glow worms!!! Day 2 We took the same path we did coming North, as going South. We didn’t plan on going to see Auckland, this trip was an outdoorsy trip, but we couldn’t help and stop […]
New Zealand Road Trip – Day 1 – Whangarei
We were only in New Zealand for 11 days, and in that short time camped in North and South Island. I have written our posts similar to our Patagonia posts so you can follow our road trip by the day! Day 1 We arrived in Auckland International Airport at 6:00AM – tired. We had […]