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51 Dommet St Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
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Campervan day 11 - ferry to South Island
We'd been told that we had to give ourselves quite a bit of time due to rush hour traffic so we set the alarm for 5am. It was freezing at that time of the morning. We eventually left the camp site at 6.15am and we got to the ferry terminal in 15 minutes – not 45 as we had been told it could take. So we sat in line for about 90 minutes before being let onto the ferry.
Before the boat set off there was an ...
Gollum’s Challenge and much more…
... and bow ties! *Laura
(cave sleeper) Day Three*Tramping Day Three began with bruised bones and high spirits. We crossed a
bridge and soon went off the trail to do some mad bush-bashing. Clambering
ensued and the following occurred:*
*- nettle infestations*
*- near-death tumble (almost man down)*
*- embarking on Gollum’s Challenge, which involved climbing a rope ladder
and a dead tree*
*- squeezing through 2 ...
Ein Schläfchen am Strand
Die vergangene Nacht war frostig kalt. Ständig wurde ich wach. Suchte eine bessere Position in meinen bis oben hin zugeschnürten Schlafsack. Um 9:00 Uhr hatte ich genug.
„Erst mal eine warme Dusche zum Aufwärmen. Hast ja heute genug Zeit. Brauchst dich nicht zu beeilen. Denn heute ist dein Day-Off!" Bis ich mein Frühstück aß verging ein ¾ Stunde. Gemütlich setzte ich mich nach draußen unter das Sonnensegel. Genoss die Aussicht, 2 Scheiben Brot ...
Nelson (original, non ?)
... que ce n'est pas sa faute mais on a eu un probleme avec les freins (je savais qu'il se passerait quelque chose). On est reste bloque entre 2 et 3h dans la campagne. Un mecano est arrive et a resolu le probleme. On a eu le droit a des distributions de chocolats et de gateaux pour patienter.
Du coup je suis arrivee vers 22h au backpacker, heureusement ...
Abel Tasmin National Park
... amazing white beaches and clear sea. A walk on the beach saw us til lunch and then it was back in the van to go exploring.
About an hour of hairpins and travelling up over the Tasmin Hills saw us looking down onto an enormous sink hole which was full of farms and fertile land. As we dropped down and headed towards the sea we saw much more evidence of the rains. ...


