and that's just what they do We spent our last days in the North Island driving many hours a day to make it to Wellington with a day to spare there, before getting the ferry back to the South Island. The last 2 nights we spent in windy, black sanded beaches: 1st at Turakinae Head, where a bunch of night fishermen spooked us big time and the 2nd at Sinclair Head where, according to the map, there was a seal colony so, after spending the day in Wellington, we parked the van and went for a walk in search of the seals: to find them you must walk on a pebble and sand track, fighting with the tail wind so you won't fly away and, when you get there... there are only 4 seals!!!, literally!!; I ... read more

A few days ago, we stopped on a bay to spend the night, we locked the bikes to a tree and went for a walk; when we came back, there was another van next to ours and we thought we'll have company tonight; when I got there, this guy started talking in German to me, asking me if I was from Chemnitz, so I told him I'm not, but Dax is and, how the hell did they know??!!; well, they saw the bikes from the road and, because they are hand made by a man in Chemnitz, thay thought we got them from there and, not only there were from Chemnitz, but they have the same bikes!!!... in Auckland, as they wanted to cycle the country, but the gave up after a few days because the ... read more

Imagine I carry with me a giant pin everywhere I go and, since I'm in Christchurch, I'm going to try and cross the Earth with it...let's see, let's see...we're in Mondonhedo!!!...yes, Ladies and Gentlemen...we can't get any further: New Zealand is on the other side of the planet (Spanish perspective, of course!!) and, Christchurch on the other side of Mondonhedo, from there to Ferrol, a stone's throw so, family and friends, I feel you as far from me as ever and I'm craving as I never did before a cup of caldo galego...if you make a hole and put your head inside...maybe we can see each other... After 3 weeks spent in tropical islands, we landed in Christchurch to a deadly 3 degrees Celsius... "spring has just sprung" and nights and mornings are chilly... We spent ... read more

I'll let the pictures do the talk... The best: share this special moment with Dax The worse: family and friends couldn't be here En el lugar adecuado, en el momento adecuado Una imagen vale mas que mil palabras... Lo mejor: Compartir este momento especial con Dax Lo peor: Familia y amigos no pudieron compartirlo con nosotros... read more

In L.A. things are done in style and the rental company we got the car from had its Head Quarters in the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills; even though we felt like a fish out of the water, we wondered how it will be to spend a night in a place like that and we decided to do it some day... guess what... we spent that very same evening, not at the Hilton, but at the Sheraton, courtesy of Air New Zealand: 2 king size beds, huge TV and room service made our last night in L.A. a bit more comfortable... So, with 7 hours delay, we finally left LA and headed, very excited, to the Cooks... I'm not sure why but Rarotonga has been a bit disappointing... actually, I DO know why: because I was ... read more

With the (black and) white cliffs of Dover (see panorama) we said goodbye to England once more wondering how many more times we'll say it before we really mean it!!, this time, from the ferry that will take us to France... I was sea-sick as soon as we stepped inside that damned nut shell rolling on the big waves, as big as they could be in a windless day, at least, 20 cmts!!!... I had to sit all the way and I chose the seats next to the toilet... just in case... fortunately, I didn't need them, but, judging from the number of ladies who went in and out of that toilet I think I wasn't the only sea-sick one!!! I'm the kind of person who thinks that traveling is not about the destination, but the ... read more