Airport Greens Motel On Nelson Golf Course

... company who came to pick us up and drove us and our car back to the campsite for the night.<br><br>We woke up with a stinking hangover (and the car did stink!). We couldn't drive anywhere so we went for a walk to clear our heads a little, we found the steepest hill we could see and walked up it. Walked round the top of the hill and came back down through a field of sheep who weren't too happy about some strangers disturbing their peace. With our heads ...

... still talking by the time we reached the islands which was a huge improvement on the last time we went kayaking. A quick scoot along the coast past some shags (birds) brought us to the resident seal population which were waiting for us on the rocks.<br><br>Now, we have seen a fair few seals out here although none of them this close up. A couple of the little fellas jumped in and around our kayak, swimming underneath and bobbing up to allow their bellies to be stroked. At one ...

... and Classic Car Museum. Quite a combination!! The WOW is an annual fashion show held in Wellington. All the outfits are very bizarre, many made from recycled materials. This is a big deal for designers here in NZ with the actual fashion show held in February and sold out months in advance. Many of the winning outfits (if you can call them that) were on exhibit. No pictures were allowed of the ...

... made rolls baking as we made our way downstairs. The evening was spent together in the lovely sitting area enjoying appetizers and then the family style setting of an unexpectedly elegant meal of grouper. It was completely enjoyable to spend a few hours with all of these intriguing individuals. The night was capped with anticipation of the next day as they took our breakfast orders and planned for the different activities each of us would undertake.

... green bus to the sea side town of Nelson. As independent travellers, Heather and I like to go our separate ways from the Kiwi bus kids when it comes to accommodation. Sometimes this proves to be a great idea, a quiet, clean and cosy place with helpful staff is the travellers dream. Unfortunately, this was our nightmare. We were dropped off at a dilapidated hovel called Bumbles; home to the roughest, skankiest, gang members in New Zealand!! The ...

... was incredibly hot. NZ sun certainly is strong. Headed to the Beer Festival that the motel people told us about, and it was lovely. Heaps of different beers and lots of people sitting in the sun enjoying the music. Had a few there and headed into town for dinner and a couple more. Had to leave the souvenir glasses at the motel - that is the problem with all our travelling, we often see things we would love to take home but our bags are just too full before we ...

... many people took the option of having their packs dropped by water taxi at their campgrounds. At first I thought this was lazy, but considering the number of beaches and inlets you can explore, losing your big pack for the day would definitely have its advantages. So if you're coming here and you can afford the extra expense of having your gear ...

Kia Ora, der Sonnenaufgang an meinem Privatstrand war diesmal nicht ganz so schoen (da die Wolken am Horizont und nicht ueber mir waren), war aber ganz nett. Am Ende des Parks, im Wanui Car Park, gibt es waehrend der Sommersaison auch einen Bus. Ich kam genau an dem Tag aus dem Park, an dem die Saison beginnt und war dann recht frueh wieder in Nelson. Der Walk war alles in allem ziemlich spektakulaer, sehr fotogen und zwar ...

Nous avions beaucoup entendu parler de ce parc, et nous avions hâte d'y arriver. Il s'agit d'un des plus beaux endroits naturels de la Nouvelle Zélande, où tout est encore à l'état sauvage. Dès notre arrivée, nous décidons de nous installer en plein coeur du parc, plus au nord ou très peu de personnes prennent la peine d'aller, afin de profiter au maximum de cet endroit magique, seuls face à a nature.

... voor het Noordereiland en de Cook Islands op te zetten.<br><br>Mijn laatste dag op het Zuidereiland en eindelijk was het online booking systeem van Air Rarotonga weer in werking! Dus ben ik nu ook de trotse bezitter van een ticket van Rarotonga naar Aitutaki, zoals ik graag wilde!! Jippie!!! 4 dagen zal ik op Aitutaki doorbrengen en ik hoef daar zelfs niet mijn kamer te delen: ik heb een single-bedroom!<br>De regen was eindelijk over, dus op mijn laatste dag en ook mijn laatste dag ...