We set off on our road trip on the 28th December, heading to our favourite campsite, Lake Wanaka Outlet. We got there, of course, via the beautiful five rivers cafe and the Devils staircase, which was looking particularly stunning in the hot summer sunshine. Continue reading “New year in Timaru: 1000km road trip!”
Category: Rest of New Zealand
Danseys Pass getaway: off the grid!
We used the long weekend (Labour day) for a rare getaway and chose camp sites that were remote and totally off the grid. First stop: Danseys pass. The Vlog of the weekend is at the foot of this article.
Queenstown Winterfest and the Warrens have landed!
It wasn’t until a client mentioned it a few weeks ago that I realised, Marks friends were coming over on WinterFest weekend! They are over for the Lions Tour, but flew into Queenstown at the star of their holiday solely so they could see us. Aaaw thanks guys! Continue reading “Queenstown Winterfest and the Warrens have landed!”
Milford Sound
Milford Sound is somewhere that we have always wanted to visit but its always saturated with tourists, and the only time I am ever off is public holidays so we have always avoided it. However, when Mark’s work’s social club decided to organise a trip including an overnight cruise, we grabbed the chance to finally go and see it. Continue reading “Milford Sound “
An unexpected trip to the middle of nowhere.
We haven’t been away for a while so we decided to nip away up towards central Otago just overnight, a mini break seriously needed right now by both of us. The added fact that I had run out of data all the more poignant; off the grid for a bit. Where to go though. It’s a couple of hours drive from here in any direction go anywhere and with limited choice of routes and only one night, we were trying to go somewhere we haven’t been. Not easy given all those variables! Continue reading “An unexpected trip to the middle of nowhere.”