Four and a half hours after leaving Rotorua we finally arrived in Wellington.
Once we arrived in Wellington we didn’t have a clue where to find our hotel so we stopped at a local gas station to get some directions. Both girls that I asked in the gas station seemed a little hesitant and didn’t [...]
- Flying to New Zealand
- Auckland
- Waitomo Glowworm Caves
- Rotorua
- Lake Taupo
- Christchurch
- Akaroa
- kaikoura
- Hanmer Springs
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Haast
- Queenstown
- Lake Manapouri
- South Scenic Route
- Otago Penninsula
- Dunedin
- Oamaru
- Timaru
- Blenheim
- Interislander Ferry
- Wellington
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Wellington New Zealand
Interislander Ferry New Zealand
Driving onto the ferry was a pretty neat experience. I thought everyone would just park on the first deck but we had to drive up a ramp and park on the second floor of the ferry, were most of the small compact cars went, as the bigger trucks and trailers parked on the first deck.
Lisa [...]
Timaru New Zealand
We arrived in Timaru around 6:30 and pulled into a local gas station and called up Lisas uncle and Jen to let them know we had arrived in town.
A few minutes later Lisa’s Uncle Raymond and Jen showed up at the gas station, we quickly did the introduction thing and then hopped back into our [...]
Oamaru New Zealand
The next stop along the way was in the city of Oamaru which is located between Timaru and Dunedin. We stopped here to have a look at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. Although we were told our best chances of seeing a blue penguin were just before dusk, we decided we would take the chance [...]
Dunedin New Zealand
Upon entering the city of Dunedin we were on top of a very large hill and when we rounded the corner on the highway we got a spectacular view of the city and the Otago peninsula.
Lisa and I hadn’t yet booked a hotel and needed to find one quick if we were to make it [...]
Otago Peninsula New Zealand
Lisa and I had no clue what time the penguin tours started and ended, but after about a 45 minute exhausting drive on a very narrow highway that curved sharply back and forth along the coast of the Otago Peninsula we finally arrived at the penguin reserve parking lot. We quickly dashed to the lobby [...]
South Scenic Route New Zealand
The next morning I awoke around 8:30 am and hopped in the shower while Lisa lay in bed. I needed to wake up early so that I could write some more in my journal about our previous night in New Zealand and I also had to wash a load of laundry before we checked out [...]
Lake Manapouri New Zealand
It was around 6:30 pm as Lisa and I pulled into the town of Manapouri and found our motel; we checked in at the front desk, got our keys and hauled our stuff into the room. We both jumped on the bed and laid there for a few moments to relax and unwind from the [...]
Queenstown New Zealand
We left our hotel in Manapouri a little after 9:00 am and began our two hour drive to Queenstown. We didn’t stop along the way as much as I had planned, however, I did manage to get a few nice photographs when we did.
We arrived in Queenstown a little after 11:00 and checked into the [...]