Kaikora

Ok so I realise it has been a while since our last post. Don't blame us, blame NZ for its lack of Wifi access. Sorry New Zealanders - you have a lovely country but its true.

We were in Kaikora about three weeks ago now. Having been warned it wasn't that nice we weren't expecting much, only to be pleasantly surprised. The town is a little tourist hot spot with nice walks, beach and sea food restaurants.

Our time spent there was mostly about chilling out and getting prepared for our soon to start campervan adventure but we still managed to gather a few favourite things.

Nelson

Next stop on route was Nelson where we were going to stay with my dad's sister and her husband, Jan and Bob for a few days.

Staying with locals really helps to get a feel for a place and it was nice to have a bit longer to explore one area.

Our three favourite things however were...

Wellington

From Rotorua we headed south to Wellington, the capital where we were going to be for my 31st birthday.

Stinky Rotorua

 

From Bay of Islands we moved down to the centre of north island to Rotorua, an area famed for its Maori culture and thermal activity. It is also quite near to the Hobbiton movie set from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

 

Bay of Islands

After the city lights of Auckland we headed up for a few days in the Bay of Islands (BoI), at the top of north island to undertake some more 'beach time' and spend some time around the islands.

Hello New Zealand

After nearly five months in South America we flew to New Zealand last week and started our five week trip here in Auckland.

As we are going to be moving from place to place much faster here I have decided to borrow a tactic from my friend's blog (thanks Kate) and sum up each place we visit with our three favourite things.

So here goes.