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Picton is a typical port town where people soon set off for the North Island, just like we will tomorrow! The backpacker lodge we are staying in isn’t too bad, it's quite busy...




Published: 21.02.2025
Picton is a typical port town where people soon set off for the North Island, just like we will tomorrow! The backpacker lodge we are staying in isn’t too bad, it's quite busy...
Beautiful 3-hour ferry ride from Picton to Wellington in perfect weather - North Island, here we come! We spend 2 hours in Wellington, not much, but we still get a good...
Had a good sleep, the room in this backpacker (LyLo) is quiet, although there’s a lot going on in the lobby, it’s really lively here! We pack all our things into the car for the...
Unfortunately, this is the last leg of our journey before we fly back from Auckland tomorrow. First, we visit Sammy, the second youngest son of Heike, at St Johns Theological...
A final beach day just the way I like it, we have plans again with the two 'Germans from Münster'. Great beach, we are the first ones there and remain the only ones for a long...
We probably won't be able to see the biggest and oldest Kauri tree anymore, as we would need to drive over 2 hours north for that, but Steve is taking us to a forest where we...
Even in our last week on New Zealand soil, we worked. Julian completed his hours by Friday, while Franzi bravely held on until Saturday. At least she was surprised by her...
Due to a family emergency, our boss and her parents had to leave for Wellington at short notice. Therefore, Julian spent most of the week working alone on the farm. Of course, he...
This week, hard work continued on the farm. The current task of pruning the plants has finally been completed. The new task that we can now handle independently is significantly...
The next week is done and this week was mainly about work. Franzi is diligently cleaning vans while Julian is cutting the flowers. During our workdays together, we piled firewood...


