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Akaroa Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Akaroa, New Zealand
Wellington, Petone, Eastbourne und Akaroa
... , Stadtteilfesten, Maerkten, sportlichen und sonstigen kulturellen Veranstaltungen. Und wenn einem doch noch langweilig war, hatte das New Zealand International Arts Festival genug interessante, lustige und auch bizarre Vorstellungen zu bieten. Zu meinen ...
The breathtaking Banks Peninsular
... to be reunited with my backpack! I had been trying to call British Airways to change the date of our flight out of New Zealand to Santiago but with no luck getting through. Whilst having morning coffee we heard about the volcanic ash eruption in Iceland ...
Post-Frenchfest
... . A good few hours of browsing later, staying much longer than I intended, I got back in Brid and headed back to Christchurch. My new job was starting the next day, and after three months off office work, I had a feeling there was some ironing to be ...
Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island
We met some people who told us that we couldn't miss going to Banks Peninsula, but it was an area we hadn't heard of! BP is quite close to Christchurch on the east coast of the south island and was created by several volcanic eruptions. It is only joined ...
We'll be coming around the mountain...
... the left. Oh, and we have stopped taking the cream/milk when we check in...it was not being used. Paul's tip from New Zealand is that the horizontal ledges apparent on most hillsides is the result of livestock grazing on wet ground and creating their own ...
And we're still together (just)...
For our last full day we drove to Banks Peninsular to Akaroa, an old French village with French buildings, bakeries and street names. We went to this crazy little farm with tracks up to a hillside lookout and Maori statues. Along the way every few yards ...
Day 24 - Akaroa
... swimming with dolphins certificate & information. By this time we had worked up an appetite, so we headed along the waterfront of Akaroa, which has a very french feel to it, to find some lunch. There is a little row of cafes and bars along ...
Le Bons Bay
... world. Unfortunately though, the sea was quite rough and Heather felt really sick. That afternoon when Heather felt better, we drove into Akaroa to have a look in some of the craft shops and the posh cafes. There was a shop that sold flavoured fudge ...
Christchurch
... has flooded into the centre of a collapsed volcanic crater. Colonised by the French, and still bearing somewhat pseudo French names, Akaroa turned out to be a most beautiful and tranquil place. A day's kayak hire enabled us to paddle out to the mouth of ...
Die ersten Tage......
Hallo Ihr lieben Daheimgebliebenen! Wir sind inzwichen in Neuseeland angekommen und haben endlich den ersehnten Internetanschluß um Euch diese erste Nachricht zukommen zu lassen. Unsere Anreise: Nach einem noch ziemlich stressigen Vormittag haben wir ...
Going French
I'd been wanting to head down to the Banks Peninsula for a while, as it was Brenda's favourite part of New Zealand, and she said it was very beautiful. Frenchfest provided me with the perfect excuse to go for the weekend. Akaroa is ...
Akaroa
Akaroa a lovevly part of new zealand close to christchurch. We were staying in what i could only describe as a huge tree house. Gorgeous views (photos to follow) lots of animals around - we think we saw a possum and certainly heard lots of ...
Fush, Chups & Cheese with Barry
... repeated to each other every time we have seen a Fush & Chups shop. A source of endless entertainment for us. Akaroa is beautiful seaside town which must be amazing in the summertime. We were very lucky that during our time there we were ...
Akaroa
... south of Christchurch. On the way our driver was nice enough to stop on the top of a hill which over looks the bay of Akaroa to allow us to take some photographs. The village was very pretty as well as the bay itself which is surrounded with rolling ...
Akaroa! Bless You!
... and start the selling process? In the end, we decided that a half day wouldn't make a lot of difference, so went to see what Akaroa, a small town towards the end of the peninsula was like. It turned out to be fairly mediocre and at the bottom of a very ...
Very Hot and Dry in Canterbury, NZ
... . The 75 kilometer drive to Akaroa was beautiful, but the roads were narrow and very winding with steep grades. Akaroa is on Banks Peninsula which was formed by volcanoes. The village is a historic French and British settlement with ...
Swimming with Hector
... road and made friends with some ducks! After a slight mess up with the clocks due to daylight saving we went back to Akaroa for a spot of dolphin swimming. The boat trip out was quite calm and after about 30 minutes we finally spotted a pod of ...
Mud, Debt and Beers
... that admission was free. The museum is excellent and would easily be able to charge admission. The displays highlight the lives of the New Zealand soldiers who have fought in all the wars; WW1, WW2, Afghanistan, Japan, going through a day in the life and ...
Akaroa
... explore the town and to find accommodation for the night: the Information Centre came up trumps (after our failed attempts). Akaroa is a very popular destination (being close to Christchurch) and with it still being a holiday and high season, ...
Camper Van and Dolphins
... at a big supermarket to stock up on cheesey beans. How Cooolllll? Didn't go quite as fast as we thought over through the mountains to Akaroa. Got there with only 45 mins to spare. We had a big fried breakfast (was that a good idea) before going out. Got ...
Okains Bay
... to the beach, specifically to Okains Bay, which is located on the north east side of Banks Peninsula. To get here from Akaroa required a treacherous, steep, scary drive up and over a volcano or two, driving on a narrow, winding and, did I say, ...
Barry's Cheese and Hector Dolphins
... Island for a month. We hope to catch up with their group some time in the next four weeks. Then we hustled back to Akaroa so we could catch a boat trip with Akaroa Dolphin. The boat can take 40 passengers but there were only six of us today, ...
Day 6: Akaroa to Little River
... and an angry crab at Okains Bay Distance travelled: 67km When we woke up this morning we thought we'd end up staying in Akaroa for another night. Lovely place, plenty to do, beautiful setting. We even considered saving on camping fees and parking up on ...
Christchurch, Akaroa and Oamaru 8/1-12/1
... - we couldn't resist - good job too. This is perhaps the finest view we've had from a campsite and is of tiny Akaroa, known as NZ's French settlement. Only had enough time to take advantage of the stunning scenery from a lakeside bar for an evening and ...
Geraldine to Banks Peninsular
... busy – they had paid $30 for a site without power. Once you get onto the peninsular you can choose to go straight to Akaroa or take the scenic road. We chose the scenic road. The first turn off was down to Pigeon Bay. It was quite ...
Day 5: Lyttelton to Akaroa (eventually)
... Diamond harbour for a wander and an ice cream (plum and creme fraiche for me, coffee and apricot for bart). Then onto Akaroa across a rocky mountain track. After driving about half a mile up this dirt road we saw a sign that said...'Unsuitable for camper ...
de eerste dagen in Nieuw-Zeeland
... . Het ontbijt dat we 's morgens krijgen is om duimen en vingers bij af te likken. Voor het overige start onze vakantie in mineur. Akaroa bay is ongetwijfeld erg mooi, alleen zien we het niet door het slechte weer. De eerste dag blijft het nog bij lage ...
i'm on me way
First stop of my trip was a very relaxed town called Akaroa. It was very laid back, had a few shops, and a nice beach walk way. I strolled over to where they do dolphin tours in hopes of seeing a few, but no luck. Around supper time, I figured I would ...