South Island to North Island

Our last day on the South Island! We left at 8:30 and spent 2 hours [10-12ish] in Nelson. Not much going on there, just a bunch of shops and cafes. I browsed a few and had a mochaccino. I’m definitely …

Abel Tasman National Park

I woke up a bit earlier than I needed to, but I didn’t want to risk oversleeping again so I got up at 7. A local picked us up in a shuttle van to take us to the start of …

Punakaiki

Woke up at 7 feeling much better, and took a little walk on the beach. The rocks at these beaches are so round and smooth! We left at 8:30 en route to a greenstone factory, but while driving, one of …

West Coast (Fox Glacier & my 21st Birthday!)

Woke up at 8 after very fragmented sleep. The extreme wind calmed down after 1am I’d say, but that brought these obnoxious sandflies to us. A few of us went jet boating on the Wilkin River [not me]. We hit …

Queenstown to Wanaka

We left camp before 10am and picked up the 2 Kepler Track walkers, who said their hike was great. From there we were en route to Queenstown. We arrived around 12:30 and booked/paid for our activities. Queenstown is very touristy …

Fiordland NP (Kepler Track, Milford Sound, Te Anau)

I woke up 4 times to go to the bathroom last night. Honestly, who does that?? I didn’t even drink more than usual. So as a result, I woke up tired and unrefreshed. Boo.

We left camp at 8:30 and …

Moeraki Boulders & Dunedin

Woke up at 8am, had the usual muesli and weetbix, and we left camp at 9am. We stopped to see the Moeraki Boulders on a beach – they’re basically just very spherical rocks strewn about in the sand, but still …

Lake Pukaki & Mt. Cook

I got to sleep in today while almost everyone else went white water rafting. I was really bummed about not being able to go. Instead I ended up doing laundry again with Sally and Rich and watched the first half …

Kaikoura to Christchurch

Woke up early and ended up doing laundry with Sally and Rich. I bought some cereal at a shop down the road for breakfast. Picton is a small town set in the mountains with not much going on. Soon enough, …