New Zealand Travel Stats and Facts
During our 5 weeks traveling New Zealand via campervan…How much money did we spend? How many miles did we drive? How many miles did we hike? It’s all listed here. Click […]
Category Archives: New Zealand
Christchurch
We spent our last day in New Zealand in downtown Christchurch. On February 22, 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook the core of this city. Stronger earthquakes have struck this […]
Dunedin and The Otago Peninsula
After finishing the Routeburn Track, we stayed the night in Te Anau. The following morning, we drove to Dunedin. It was about a 4 hour drive, and as with all […]
Routeburn Track
The Routeburn Track is the last of the “Great Walks” we did in New Zealand. The hike starts/ends in different places and can be done in either direction. It is […]
Milford Sound
We’ve been back in the U.S. for a while now, but life got busy after our return and I still haven’t finished blogging about our time in New Zealand. I […]
Queenstown
From Wanaka, it’s a magnificently scenic drive over the Crown Range road to reach Queenstown. We were headed straight to the Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump. We turned up the tunes […]
Wanaka
The morning we left Mt Cook National Park, instead of eating breakfast at the campsite, we decided to do breakfast at Lake Pukaki. It was an excellent decision… After breakfast, […]
Mt Cook National Park
Mt Cook National Park is home to New Zealand’s highest mountains and largest glaciers. It’s signature mountain, Mt Cook, is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 12,218 feet. The […]
Nelson Lakes National Park
We arrived at Nelson Lakes National Park in the early evening and made our way to the Kerr Bay campsite. The location of the campsite was perfect – inside the […]
Abel Tasman National Park and Motueka
Located on the South Island’s northern shore is the Abel Tasman National Park. Following the park’s coastline is the Abel Tasman Coast Track, one of New Zealand’s “Great Walks”. It’s […]
Jay and Joann's Journey 