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Akaroa Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Akaroa, New Zealand
St. Patrick's Day und viele andere lustige Sachen!
... des Kratersees vom Mt. Ruhapehu im Tongariro Natoinal Park - mal sehen was noch so kommt... Mitllerweile bin ich in Akaroa - der "franzoesischen" Stadt Neuseelands weil hier vor 150 Jahren oder so mal 150 Franzosen gelandet sind. Auf jeden Fall heissen ...
French corner
... luxurious to those in the North, although that probably is just the routes we chose to take). The road to the Banks Penninsula & Akaroa is steep & windy - so much so Greg fell off the back seat (sure it wasn't Ade's driving). We got there for a ...
Swimming with dolphins!
... and also our last full day in New Zealand before heading off to Australia. I think we were both a little sad to be leaving New Zealand but sooo excited about going to Australia. We decided just to have an easy day and went for a look around ...
Akaroa waterfront and foggy vistas
Ah, one of the disappointments of the trip was the cold rain in Akaroa. It was a place I had looked forward to and would like to visit again, but the dreary weather did not invite adventures, so only stayed one ...
Every Day Is A Winding Road
... . We barely allowed them time to catch their breath (besides a quick hug and kiss) and we were off exploring the New Zealand countryside. While the boys went on their (full day) fly fishing excursion, the girls lazily spent the day strolling ...
Day 16 - Tekapo to Akaroa
... 20 minutes or so to get to Akaroa the back way. We will go back to Christchurch on the normal road, which skirts the Akaroa Harbour, for a different perspective. We checked in to the Top 10 Holiday Park at Akaroa, which is perched on the hillside above ...
Free at last, Free at last, Free at last.....
The relief of finally having a properly working automobile was the catalyst for a teriffic exploratory journey around the Banks ...
Sailing on in Akaroa
... deities are paua shells. So Ed’s friend Julian brought us over, with his grandson and gorgeous little Spoodle, Albi. The Akaroa fam are also planning an 80s/time travel themed birthday party for me. Everyone’s 80s playlists and sweet, sweet ...
The most unpredictable weather in the world
... still just expect to see Frodo hiking along the mountains when you’re up there. It’s really incredible. The town Akaroa is on a bay, but it’s a long bay surrounded by mountains, so you can’t see the ocean. But as ...
My Injury, or How I am evolving into a pirate
... days, but then these gorgeous little puss globules started appearing, and before long I had, no joke, an exact replica of the two islands of new zealand on my leg, out of puss bubbles. Time to go to the dr. He put me on antibiotics, told me to come back ...
Rain!
... we were hopeful for our dolphin trip. We chased birds on the beach, saw eagles munching on dead animals, admired the pretty lakes, and then returned to Akaroa, where it was raining. Our dolphin trip was cancelled so we left for Oamaru, 4hours drive ...
drive to Akaroa
After a very relaxing week in Dunedin with our great friends, we moved again. Our drive took us about 5 hours and ended in Akaroa. Its an Peninsula that used to be a vulcano. One side collapsed and the sea made its way to the ...
Relaxing on Banks Peninsula
... . They were however, without exception, well worth the effort even if we scared yourselves witless in the process. We stayed in Akaroa which is probably the largest village on the Peninsula but this in its own right is pretty tiny. We had a ...
Day 20 - Bonjour Akaroa
... , we're on vacation). We are staying in the Akaroa Holiday Park which is located up high on one of the surrounding hills that overlooks Akaroa town and bay. Our powered site sits right on the bluff for the best view in the whole park (see photos). The ...
Day 21 - Akaroa by bike
We spent the day riding our bikes around Akaroa. We have found it a great way to venture around and see an area, plus getting exercise. I have to admit that I am quite out of shape. I don't know how cyclers deal with a sore bum after a day of sitting on ...
Pascua de excursión en el maletero
... : me han llevado a playas desiertas, a tomar un helado en un café afrancesado, exquisito chocolate, un vinito en el mejor hotel de Akaroa, unos fish&chips y hasta me han dado caña y cebo en mi primera lección de pesca. No he pescado más que algas ...
Ah, bonjour!
Our destination after Wanaka was supposed to be Mount Cook. There are lots of walking opportunities and it's a nice remote area of New Zealand. The drive in is very pretty with the huge Lake Tekapo taking up most of the view. When we got ...
Christchurch and Akaroa
We were booked on the 08.30 flight from Sydney to Christchurch, in New Zealand but, being a Qantas flight, surprise, surprise, once again the flight was delayed. Qantas really are one of the worst airlines for delays. As usual the information ...
Pardon Monsieur, ou est Akaroa?
... for one extra night compensation. Then headed out via Littleton to the Banks Peninsular to look at the ex-French whaling colony of Akaroa. The closer we got the worse the weather became until we arrived in torrential rain. Had a coffee and pasty in a ...
Akaroa
... a motel in the small estuary village of Duvauchelle. The French sounding name is from the first French settlers here in New Zealand. We walked a track down the estuary, watching the seabirds, oystercatchers, cormorants, terns and a crane. The estuary ...
Hinewai Reserve
... :-) Die Huette liegt hier am einzigen Sandstrand, ganz nett. Dann verlaesst man allerdings die Kueste und wandert zurueck gen Akaroa, durch das Hinewai Reservat, ein privat gemanagetes Wildnisreservat (auch von solchen gibt es einige in NZ). Man wandert ...
Akaroa, Dolphins
... ;a subsequent expensive rental car, a Toyota Camry, would later die and never return the iPod cassette adaptor. Now I'm in New Zealand with the fam and we have a Toyota Lucida minivan, again a rental. Mom rented it from a ...
Adorable Dolphins
I took a day trip out of Christchurch and headed for the quaint French village of Akaroa. Through ChCh i-site I booked on a tour bus that picked me up from my hostel and took me to Akaroa. On the way we stopped for coffee at an impressive ...
Banks Peninsula Track
... der Alkohol verkauft (und ein gutes Geschaeft macht:-). Gruss Ralf P.S. Fun Fact "Four Nights, Four Days, Four Beaches, For Bays" is the slogan of the Banks Peninsula Track, which started in 1989 as the first private tramping track in New ...
The end of the road (trip)...
... March We spent this morning looking round Akaroa, which is a small town with a lot of obvious French influences as it was New Zealand's first French settlement. We treated ourselves to chips for lunch to mark the last day of our road trip. ...
Invasion of French Harbour Town
... , aber vor Ort konnte ich doch noch eine Buchung machen nur um dann ein paar Stunden spaeter zu erfahren, dass alle Touren wegen Wind abgesagt wurden. Argh! Gruss Ralf P.S. Fun Fact New Zealand has 2.3 million registered cars and 8000 ...
Akaroa
About forty minutes outside Christchurch is Akaroa a little fishing port that was mainly enhabited by the french so today you find quite a bit of French stuff here you know croissants and that sort of thing.If you ever find your self in Christchurch ...
Akaroa
... country, though in hind sight wish we had stayed a little longer. We would strongly recommend visting Akaroa if you are in New Zealand. Recommendation - Akaroa, we strongly recommend visiting Akaroa if you are in ...
Swimming with Dolphins
We got up nice and early this morning to drive out to the Banks peninsula, to Akaroa - the first French settlement in NZ. It took slightly longer than we had anticipated, again due to the winding and steep nature of the roads. But we managed to arrive in ...