My personal highlight of this road trip. The day-trip from Masterton over to Castle Point. We’ve been there 3 years earlier and we had the same…

Fortunately not our motel (but a nice building in the middle of nowhere): The longest place name in NZ: An unassuming hill known as “Taumata…

Virginia Lake in Whanganui: A very nice early morning walk around the lake. But they seem to have a serious problem with algae (and thousands…

It’s time to leave the little big city and head off to Whanganui (where nobody really knows if it is Wanganui or Whanganui): Bason Botanic Gardens,…

Petone Pier is probably not the most well-known tourist attraction in Wellington, but on a wind-still morning like this, it comes with a very unique flair. Exceptional…

Welcome to the North Island! Our first day in Wellington we spent mostly at Zealandia, had a walk through the Cuba Street District, drove to…

Moving a tiny car in the belly of one of these giant sea monsters is a timeconsuming feat. Lining up one hour prior to departure,…

From our previous holidays know that the perfect way to get around is by car, with the whole family, heaps of suitcases, a camera – like…

We’re really out of practice doing this! :) Just driving, sitting on beaches, collecting interesting shaped and coloured stones and sea shells, more driving, find…

A park with huge compounds, feeding schedules and the opportunity to really be within the lion’s den (the wire framing of the cage seem to…