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We have breakfast near the beach, then go for a beach walk. Here a river flows into the sea. Very clean river water. The beach is also wonderfully empty here. Great sandy beach...

After breakfast, we drive up to Bluff Hill (the highest point in this town). It's extremely windy, especially on the observation platform. Great view of the bay. After shopping,...

In the morning in the huge park behind the V.I. In the afternoon we meet Michaela, a former schoolmate of Imola, from Mediasch. We go with her to a nice cafe. She gives us some...

It's been raining since we left. Late afternoon arrival in Invercargill at the V.I. Visit the museum housed in a white pyramid. Late afternoon visit to the library (great play...

Breakfast by Lake Te Anau, then we stroll through the town. We hang out at the Olive Tree Cafe. We'll have a barbecue at the marina for lunch, with a magnificent view of the...

We start the day with a cappuccino at Cafe Glenorchy. A rainbow adds a splash of color to the rainy weather. Due to the rain, we drive back to Queenstown where we stroll around...

We drive into Queenstown, to the starting point of the hike, altitude above the city, in the upscale neighborhood. Lots of great villas and estates. First we have breakfast,...

Breakfast at Beate's, pancakes and French toast. Then we all go to Hayes Lake, where JP and Beate paddle on a board. We stroll by the lake. Then back to Britz and then to...

Going to the weekly market in a suburb with Beate, where we have breakfast. Then we split up. We stroll through Queenstown, through a beautiful park to the center. There we...

In the morning doing laundry and going to the library, at noon we drive to Arrowtown to meet Beate, a school friend of Imola from Mediascher Schulzeiten. The road leads over 2...

After breakfast in the sunshine in front of the motorhome, wonderful mountain scenery in front of us, we hike about 40 minutes past Lake Diamond to a viewpoint on Lake Wanaka....

A Radler - rarely seen

Discovered a magnificent cafe by the lake, enjoying our cappuccino and espresso. During a walk by the lake, Malte enjoys the clear water with his feet. Collecting and throwing...

In the morning in Geraldine, at Cafe Verde. Beautiful garden. Sitting in the pergola and enjoying (Malte playing in the garden). Drive from Geraldine to Lake Tekapo with a stop...

In the morning we visit the Canterburry Museum (right next to the botanical garden). Very diverse, Maori, birds, animals. Air New Zealand has its own department with their...

After breakfast, we drive to the weekly market in the garden of Villa Riccarton House. There are many exhibitors with delicious food, oils, cheese, and a baker with real bread....

Vormittags parken wir wieder im botanischen Garten und bummeln weiter durch Christchurch, bis zur Kapelle aus Pappe und Plastik, die von einem japanischen Architekten entworfen...

Arrival in Christchurch around noon. Many roads are still closed or under repair. In the city center, there are abandoned and uninhabited high-rise buildings. Two tall hotels...

Breakfast at Pollard Park, then we drive to Brayshow Park, where old agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as old shops (dentist, pharmacy, hatter, fire department) are...

Start around noon to Blenheim, the largest wine region in New Zealand. Especially the Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonay and Riesling are grown here. Stop in Havelock, the capital of...

Breakfast at Tahunanui Beach. After that, playground and swimming in the sea. Wonderful long almost empty sandy beach. Very flat and therefore suitable for Malte. The sun is...

After breakfast, we went to the weekly market in Motueka. We found Doris' stand, whom we know from the book 'Weiter weg geht's wohl nicht'. She offers German-style sausages at...

After breakfast to V.I. where we spontaneously book a boat tour in Kaiteriteri in a Maori boat. Starts in about 30 minutes. We jet to the starting point. Kaiteriteri is a small...

For breakfast, we drive to the beach. We make fried eggs with baked beans on the BBQ. Then beach walk. It's pleasantly warm, hardly any wind. We are thinking about the...

Doing laundry in the morning at the laundry, strolling through Picton. Then we start towards Nelson. About 160km. Arrival in Nelson around 5pm. A very nice little town. We...

Vormittags besuchen wir den Zoo. Die Highlights: Malte füttert eine Giraffe und das Streicheln von kleinen Kängurus. Der Zoo ist sehr schön angelegt. Die einzelnen Gehege sind...

Take the bus to the city. Start with the Te Papa Museum (the largest in New Zealand). There is a lot of child-friendly activities, including an earthquake simulation in a small...

Get up early and arrive in Wellington at 10:00. Park at the Te Papa Museum and start strolling along the waterfront. First, have an espresso from an Airstream caravan cafe. Then...

Tourist train at the playground