This was our last night in Curio Bay and the gift it gave us. The sunset of all sunsets, one we have never seen before. If we didn’t know better, we would have thought the sky was on fire. Good bye Curio bay, you did delight us also in showing the last of your attractions before…
Today took us from raincoats this morning to sun hats this afternoon. Off to Waikawa Point we went. A sight was awaiting us; one Sea lion frolicking in the water and two bathing on the beach. We watched Mr Sea lion snuggle up to his Mrs Sea lion and a Miss Sea lion trying to…
I didn’t have the best sleep, thinking that we had so much rain that we could topple down the cliff we’d parked on with a good wind. I thought I’d better put my knickers on in case we did fall down the cliff and someone had to rescue us. I love that this is all…
Stewart Island you will hold a place in our hearts forever. The locals are beautiful people. If we stayed here, it would be hard to return to the mainland, we get that! What we take away from here are experiences such as the kiwi spotting – we saw two, one up very close, which gave…
We went with the wind today and took the scenic road from Te Anau to Riverton which was a sight to behold. We chose the Riverton Camping Ground (the second best we’ve stayed in down here). Andy had to set up in the rain, he was soaked, but the camp had a great hall with…
Some top camping tips for West Coast, NZ: ‘No Insects’ repellent worked a treat for us, I try to avoid DEET and as many chemicals as possible. If you’re into essential oils, I use YOUNG LIVING brand of oils, a blend is: Combine 5 drops lavender, 5 drops lemongrass, 3 drops peppermint and 1 drop…
At the Four Rivers Cafe on the way to Te Anau, we picked up our first ever hitchhikers, Matthew and Leah from France (seen in picture below on boat with Mitre Peak behind us). They too were heading to Milford Sound and camping overnight, so we took them to the DOC camp we were staying…
At Franz Joseph Glacier we did a one hour hike to the viewing point and it was an indescribable moment. She is almost something you want to kneel down to she is so almighty. All flights were cancelled that day, but we saw some sun shining through the cloud and we zoomed up to…
Lake Mapourika – McDonalds Creek, a DOC camp with a lake view. This camp was full by nightfall. Here we decided it was paddle board time. Andy started to blow them up with the pump. One didn’t work and frustration and sweat was appearing. This was not a good start. Off we set to launch…
Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki here we come! The road down to here was magical, breathtaking and so scenic. We stayed at the camping ground at Punakaiki which had views out to the sea – a 9/10. Visiting the Pancake Rocks had all of our senses on high alert. The heavy sweet salt air hit our noses, our…
