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27 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Mountains, at last!!!!

They guy at the reception was right……it is beautiful weather and the flacks have disappeared, unbelievable! The weather is even gorgeous, a little present from New Zealand a few days before we leave….. We will only have a short drive ...

Lake Tekapo - Nieuw Zeeland

26 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

On our way to the mountains…. which mountains?...

Off we go again, to the west for the last time, first up north along the coast, then inland, towards the Southern Alps. Twizel, the gateway to Mount Cook/Aoraki (Maori name which is mostly used by the native people) willbe the goal for the day. We ...

Twizel - Nieuw Zeeland

25 januari 2014 | Door: Wilem & Michelle

Cars, penguins and albatrosses

(In the meantime we are home safe and sound but we will continue to bore you for a few days with the last reports as we really want to finish them because we don’t want to forget what we did….Please let us know if you want to be removed from te ...

Dunedin - Nieuw Zeeland

24 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

And then there was silence...

We slept like babies and the start of the engine wakes us. It’s already almost 7 o’clock so we have to hurry to be at the breakfast in time. The weather is better but there is no sunshine. The program of this morning is to sail to the most ...

Dunedin - Nieuw Zeeland

23 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Doubtful Sound

Maybe we should have done that sundance after all …. It stopped raining, more or less, but it’s cold and overcast. But we can see a few little pieces of mountains on the side of lake Te Anau. All are covered by snow, from a very low ...

Doubtful Island - Nieuw Zeeland

22 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Where did they hide the mountains?

The day in Queenstown starts good, no rain and not a bad temperature. But the forecast is awful, massive amounts of rain expected in Te Anau, a town about two hours to the south-west. The roof has been leaking before and Michelle was lucky that ...

Te Anau - Nieuw Zeeland

21 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Wine, gold and fools

The day starts completely overcast but shortly after having finished a delicious breakfast with amongst others homemade yoghurt and homemade quint ”paste”, the sun keeps us company again. We are invited to visit John and Arna’s winery: ...

Queenstown - Nieuw Zeeland

20 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

From the mountains to the desert

When Michelle wakes up the sun hasn’t risen yet but she sees... blue….no cloud in the sky! Unbelievable, we are “mazzelkonten”, “lucky bastards”, “des veinards”… The actual Fox Glacier is a few kilometers away from the village ...

Bannockburn - Nieuw Zeeland

19 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

The Southern Alps...or not?

When we wake up luck seems to be on our side; a beautiful sky….but the “meteo” tells a different story….unfortunately still the same story. From around 1pm it should be entirely covered and 99% rain expected in massive amounts. It’s not ...

Fox Glacier - Nieuw Zeeland

18 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

The crossover from East to West; the Lewis Pass

The clouds have disappeared, beautiful weather; we are really lucky!! In stead of having our regular “Instant Nescafe Gold” coffee in the campervan we decide to have a look in the “spa village” and have one of the so many wonderful ...

Hokitika - Nieuw Zeeland

17 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Swimming with the Dolphins

During the night the storm has disappeared and we see even a little blue in the sky, so maybe we’re lucky… The “swimming with the dolphins” company is only ten minutes away from the Top 10 Holiday Park, our camping site and so a short ...

Hanmer Springs - Nieuw Zeeland

16 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Whale watching

When we wake up it’s still sunny but the clouds arrive quickly… Shortly before 9.30 we make our way through the hole in the fence to the meeting center of the Whale Watching. An ominous sign says there is a warning for sea sickness so we ...

Kaikoura - Nieuw Zeeland

15 januari 2014

Wine, wood, water, wonderful

To reach Kaikoura, the town on the East coast, where we will be whale watching, one travels through Nelson and Marlborough, known for the very good wines, a wonderful scenery, one we know well of course... But it’s also a part of the country ...

Kaikoura - Nieuw Zeeland

14 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

On our way to the South Island

When you think you have seen the most wonderful landscapes, met the friendliest people in the world you haven’t seen the South Island of New Zealand yet …. The weather is gorgeous when we wake up for our cross over. The Picton Interislander ...

Nelson - Nieuw Zeeland

13 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Lastday on the North Island

The camp site in Wellington is well outside the city but public transportation is wonderful and half an hour later we were in the city centre. This is the cultural capital of New Zealand with one of the largest natural museums in the world, the Te ...

Wellington - Nieuw Zeeland

13 januari 2014 | Door: Wilem & Michelle

Windy Wellington

Wellington is sometimes called "Windy Wellington", now we know why..... After having been shaken (not stirred...) the whole night in our bed the sun has reappeared but the wind is still there. We sure could have done a few weeks without the ...

Wellington - Nieuw Zeeland

11 januari 2014 | Door: Willem & Michelle

Time flies...already a week in NZ!

Hello all, It’s Sunday January the 12th and time flies! A week ago, already, the 5th we arrived in Auckland after having left our host and hostess with the terrible cold we were slowly getting better from. Quite a thank you for the wonderful ...

Wellington - Nieuw Zeeland

3 januari 2014 | Door: Michelle

Almost off to New Zealand!!

It'our last day in Dunsborough, in the beautiful beachhouse. It was impossible to get my computer online in the cafe so we will update you sunday with our latest pictures. Untill then no internet. Tomorrow off to Auckland with Air New ...

Bunbury - Australië

31 december 2013 | Door: Michelle

Happy New Year!!!!

It's 3 pm and I'm sitting on the terrace of the beautiful, romantic house of cousin Ann and her husband John, surrounded by roses and other flowering plants and accoustically accompanied by the concert of dozens of white "perroquets" who are either ...

Bunbury - Australië

27 december 2013 | Door: Michelle

Downunder day 1

NL Na een hele lange maar prima reis via Amsterdam en Singapore zijn we dan gisteravond in Perth aangekomen waar nicht Annetje en haar man John ons ophaalden op het vliegveld. De douane is hier ontzettend streng maar gelukkig mochten we de Old ...

Perth - Australië

Willem & Michelle in Australia & New Zealand

NL:
25 december vertrekken we naar Perth om de Australische tak van Willem's familie te bezoeken en ruim een week later gaat Michelle's grote wens in vervulling.... een rondreis door Nieuw-Zeeland, startend op het Noordereiland en eindigend in Christchurch op het Zuidereiland

ENG:
First goal will be to visit Willem's family in Australia (around Perth) and after a week we will leave for Auckland.
We will pick up our campervan there and will try to fulfill Michelle's dream....visit New Zealand, starting on the Northern Island and finishing on the Southern one.

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27 Januari 2014

Mountains, at last!!!!

26 Januari 2014

On our way to the mountains…. which mountains?...

25 Januari 2014

Cars, penguins and albatrosses

24 Januari 2014

And then there was silence...

23 Januari 2014

Doubtful Sound

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Willem & Michelle in Australia & New Zealand

Mountains, at last!!!!

On our way to the mountains…. which mountains?...

Cars, penguins and albatrosses

And then there was silence...

Doubtful Sound

Where did they hide the mountains?

Wine, gold and fools

From the mountains to the desert

The Southern Alps...or not?

The crossover from East to West; the Lewis Pass

Swimming with the Dolphins

Whale watching

Wine, wood, water, wonderful

On our way to the South Island

Lastday on the North Island

Windy Wellington

Time flies...already a week in NZ!

Almost off to New Zealand!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Downunder day 1

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