WHAT WE DID: Rented a campervan (28 days, one-way rental) through Euro Campers (2 + 1 berth, self-contained with camping toilet) Stayed at powered and non-powered camp sites Made the majority of meals in the campervan to cut down on … Read More
Several of our stops along the North Island were short little day or half-day trips to scenic areas and cities. Though we are kind of lumping them together here, due to their brevity, it doesn’t mean we enjoyed them any … Read More
Okay, so how many of you were afraid to click on this one? That’s what I thought – get your minds out of the gutter. On our last morning in the Bay of Islands, we decided to do a short … Read More
After spending a day wandering around Auckland, we decided to head about 3.5 hours north to the Bay of Islands, a pristine coastal region situated on the eastern coast of the far northern region of New Zealand’s North Island. Captain … Read More
One of the more famous fixtures of New Zealand is its glowworm caves – more specifically, the Waitomo glowworm caves. While not as off-the-beaten-path as we usually like, we could not pass through the country without visiting such an interesting … Read More
After spending only a few days on the North Island, and having completed our Tongariro Alpine Crossing sooner than we really expected (due to the gorgeous weather), we were left kind of adrift with our plans for the rest of … Read More
Considered by many to be the greatest day hike in the country, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing has been atop my New Zealand must-do list for quite some time. So much so that I told Stephan I was prepared to park … Read More
In between the hiking, we went looking for areas to seek out new birds. We had identified 3 places to check out: the Manawatu Estuary, the Whanganui Estuary, and Bushy Park – the last being a site recommended by the … Read More
In order to get our campervan from the South Island to the North Island, we had to take the ferry. Jenn had concerns about this trip, since the ferry rides through the Cook Strait are famously unpredictable and can be … Read More
