Blogs from Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 5

Life is highway……well a short one anyway. Kerikeri to Paihia was our big move today. Via the Haruru Falls (fairly unimpressive after the Kerikeri Rainbow Falls). It’s been a glorious day and we have spent a majority of it sitting on the beach and wandering around Paihia:). Later this afternoon Lance ran the Waitangi to Haruru falls track whilst I casually rode around on my bike looking for a few photo shots. The views up above Waitangi looking across the golf course and out across the water are pretty nice. Day 99 After a fairly average sleep last night we opted to do the Bay of Islands Full Circle Walk. The track starts from Paihia, then to Opua, across to Okiato (Via vehicle ferry) up to Russell then back across the passenger ferry to Paihia. This ... read more

Hallo ihr Lieben, Anni und ich sind inzwischen in Paihia angekommen, einer Stadt in den Bay of Islands im Norden Neuseelands. Letztes Wochenende haben wir uns ein Auto gekauft ( wir haben es auf den Namen ,,Walker'' getauft). Unserer erste Autobesichtigung hatten wir allerdings am Samstag. Ein Backpacker namens Petr wollten sein Auto verkaufen, nachdem er damit ca. ein Jahr lang durch Neuseeland gereist ist. Uns war klar das wir eine Probefahrt machen mussten und Anni opferte sich, auf mein betteln hin, als Erste zu fahren. Da Petr die hinteren Sitze aus seinem Auto genommen hatte um ein Bett einzubauen hatten wir allerdings nur die beiden vorderen Sitze zur Verfügung und da Anni weder alleine mit Petr fahren wollte und wir zu zweit alleine auch eher ungern in der großen Stadt fahren wollten, entschied Petr kurzerhand ... read more

So it seems like all the best adventures of my life begin in New Zealand (Antarctica, Nele) so what better thing to do than buy a one way ticket, and meet up with a friend that is planning to sail to Fiji. Armed with scuba gear, surfboards, kite boards, climbing gear, and a boat full of instruments I couldn't possibly understand, this should be quite the adventure. The past few weeks have been spent getting the boat ready for the crossing, which includes a laundry list of tasks, designed to make the voyage more comfortable and safe. Docked at the marina now with hippie neighbors, and numerous other travelers from around the world. Most people are getting ready for the same trip we are headed on. The boats name is Vindante, she is a beautiful mess ... read more

The last few weeks have involved rolling hills, mountains, sunshine, showers and camper vans!!! When we arrived in New Zealand the climate change was quite dramatic. A lovely 30 degree heat in Fiji, to 10 degrees at night and an average 14 degrees during the day in New Zealand. So not as cold as winter in England but still a bit of a shock to the system. During week one in New Zealand our mission was to find a camper van. In order to get our bearings and decide on the best way to travel New Zealand we hired a camper van for a week and travelled to a few areas not far from Auckland. Long bay regional Park was a fab coastal walk we went on made up of forest and beach routes, as we ... read more

Hello Followers, Again we had another lie in- we have been on the go constantly for over a week staying with different people so it’s nice just to have time to ourselves and to sleep. Both Eduardo and Susane had left for work early again; it’s really kind of them to allow us to stay in their house after they have gone to work as most couch surfers insist you leave when they go to work. When we left the house at 9.40am we went to buy breakfast in the town of Onehunga I had a sausage roll and Neil an egg and bacon roll, we then we went to the outlet by their house to buy the Nike trainers that Neil had found last night (and wanted for the last 6 months) and a new ... read more