Here’s a quick update what we have been doing the last couple of days.
We left Wellington (see photos here) on Wed, 27th and got straight to Nelson on the south island by ferry and bus. The decision to go there was rather quick: We booked motel, ferry and bus just the evening before we left.
I think we were really lucky with the decision, because we noticed later that Nelson is one of the sunniest places in NZ. Also our apartment was just 10 minutes walk away from Tahunanui Beach. Staying there for a couple days, we enjoyed swimming in the warm sea and running at the beach. We also took the chance and drove to Abel Tasman National Park where we walked from Torrent Bay to Bark Bay. The view was amazing! Long, white beaches, blue sea, clear sky—definitely a play to stay longer than a couple of hours! You’re invited to check out the photos of this tour in this flickr set.
Next station was Hanmer Springs. The main attraction there are the hot thermal pools, which makes Hanmer mostly a place to relax and unwind. As a result, the rate of people who are 60 years or older is unsurprisingly high there. However, we used the perfect weather to walk around a day, where we came by a beautiful waterfall.
Now we are sitting in an apartment in Christchurch, preparing for the trip to Queenstown tomorrow. Christchurch has not much to offer, except the big park in the middle is quite nice. Also worth noting: Joe and Majersee had their hair cut! See the before/after photos here.
As mentioned, tomorrow we’ll go to Queenstown. Our todo-list includes: bungee jumping, zorbing, trekking, relaxing, coffee-drinking, heli-biking, jetboating,… :) Nice.
Omg I love New Zealand.
I used to live there, and go back there all the time (I live in Australia now).
Do participate!