Our grand tour

We had to come back here. This is officially my favourite spot so far on our travel, even if it was busy and rainy on our first day. I went for a magical walk along the beach on my own.…

It was so sad to leave the house and all the comfort behind but we have to move on and Pakiri is waiting for us once again. When we arrived there it was quite busy as it was weekend and…

Except for one day we didn’t do anything but relax and regain our energy. We wanted to advertise our car on the internet but that wasn’t possible without wifi. Anyway, car’s cleaned and thanks to Bill. Beautiful to sit at…

Finally we’re going to have our own house for one entire week. So looking forward to proper beds, having some space and luxury back. Mad, how much you miss these things and how adventurous it seems to be on the…

We love this place. It’s actually my favourite spot so far in New Zealand. A long and wide sandy beach with plenty of rare birds, just a handful of people, nice waves, just perfect. The boys got a chance to…

We left the campsite quite early and strolled through Raglan. It’s a quirky little town with beautiful shops and art everywhere. “Only looking, not buying” I had to tell myself a few times, but the prices were ridiculously high. Then…

Heute ist vor allem Fahren angesagt, aber zum Glück gibt es lohnenswerte Stopps auf dem Weg… 1. Die Huka Fälle: Der Waikato ist Neuseelands längster Fluss und fließt normalerweise gemächlich und auf bis zu 100 Metern Breite vom Lake Taupō…

The holy Maori lake and an ideal place to stay, swim and relax. We had small little campsite, quite filthy but nice campers. It’s so nice to not have to pack everything up the next day, leave the car where…

Yeeees, today the boys got a break from us and visa versa. They could spend the day with Kim’s children Nicolai (8) and Annalie (7) and Bill and I enjoyed another day in Napier, the Art Deco town. As half…

Back to the 30s in Napier…