After spending a couple of days in gloriously sunny Wanaka, it was time to continue our journey back north, and this meant travelling back up the rugged West Coast. Much like the first time we traveled down that coast, our trip back up was blustery, grey and ridden with sand flies. I’ve decided to do … Continue reading
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Oamaru: A Step Back in Time
After staying in Burkes Pass, not too far from Lake Tekapo, Toby, Grace and I were offered the chance to house sit for a friendly couple who lived in the house next to the one we were renting. They were who we rented our AirBNB cottage from and were going away for the weekend, and … Continue reading
Christchurch and the Banks Peninsula
From Kaikoura, our next big stop was Christchurch. On the way we stopped for one night in the small spa town of Hanmer Springs, where we spent an afternoon soaking in the thermal pools and Toby lost his sunglasses. However, we weren’t there for very long so I don’t think it warrants a post on … Continue reading
Sulphur City: A Trip to Geothermal (Stinky) Rotorua
After our camping weekend in the Bay of Plenty we drove south to the geothermal hot spot of Rotorua. There are two things we’ll remember about Rotorua, the really pungent odour of the thermal pools around the city (it smelt a lot like fart most of the time), and a bunch of great people we … Continue reading
Raglan: Birthday Surfday
After saying farewell to Auckland and our Auckland pals for the second time, we drove south to the surfer town of Raglan. It was John’s very first journey and it went swimmingly (apart from the bit where we had to go to a mechanic a mere 5 minutes into the journey because a bit of … Continue reading
Our South America Top 10
So our time in South America has come to an end (sniff sniff!) and before I move on to write about the next continent, I thought I’d do a short round-up of our highlights. We always get asked ‘What’s been your favourite place so far?’, and we never manage to give a straight answer. Each … Continue reading
Road Trippin’ through the Atacama Desert
Most of the people we had met since arriving in Chile had either come from San Pedro de Atacama, or were on their way there. It’s a small desert town full of tourists, a main stop on the classic Gringo Trail, and there’s a reason for that. The surrounding desert has some of the most … Continue reading