Travelogues Marlborough

So today we took the ferry from Wellington to Picton. Be there an hour before departure at the latest and we just about made it. No problem with the navigation system, but the...

The return journey to the North Island was getting closer and there were only a few days left on the South Island, for which we had more than enough ideas to fill them. This...

stunning bays in the Marlborough Sounds...

On April 11th, we set off early in the morning with the ferry from Wellington to Picton on the South Island of New Zealand! Unfortunately, the weather was anything but...

The wind has calmed down. At least a little. Nevertheless, it is cold and a bit uncomfortable. The weather forecast promised sun today... Nevertheless, we make our way to the...

Today was the day when we would leave the North Island and turn to the adventure of the South Island. We got up at 5:50 a.m., had breakfast, and said goodbye to Conrad. The...

Halfway through our trip

Since neither of us were in the mood for sightseeing in the city, we continued on to Wellington after a cozy wake up. We parked our van in the central Oriental Bay, where we...

Today it will be difficult to get you off the couch, and not just because everyone is still recovering from New Year's Eve, but because our day was rather uneventful. We had to...

23.01.2015 Due to breakfast, I have to wake up with an alarm clock once again. When you get breakfast...! It is prepared in the bar on the bar counter. There are two types of...

Waterfront of Picton

I spent my last hours in Wellington mainly planning the days to come. I will let you know what I have planned in a few minutes, but first: I'm on the South Island :D This...

After a rather uncomfortable night, we woke up tired in Elaine Bay. The strong gusts of wind that shook our car during the night did not let up by early morning. The wind was so...

After breakfast, we drove to the nearby coast. Three months ago, we visited the local seals. After an earthquake in 2016, a large layer of rocks emerged, providing enough space...

It's not exactly comfortable. Especially for my knee, spending the night in the car is not ideal. I woke up often, changed positions, killed 3 mosquitoes, and by sunrise, when...

Hello everyone, Mom and I had a great day in the Marlborough Sounds today. This is a coastal area here in the northern part of the South Island, similar to the fjord landscape...

We have arrived and getting off the ferry was much faster than getting on. Since we were dog tired, we found a place where we could sleep standing up. When I woke up, Pascal was...

We were looking for Mount Robert and then went for wine, even if it seems different!

The first night in Picton was unusually mild. Wearing long clothes and the second blanket turned out to be a bit too much - how could we have known with the fluctuating...

Marfells Beach

Wellington and the ferry to the South Island

Hello dear ones, here I am again. Today there is really not much to tell, because we had a cozy day today, meaning we slept until 8:30 am, had a leisurely breakfast and packed...

15.02-19.02 Marlborough sounds On Wednesday, after the check-out, we went to the 'Center of New Zealand' - a approximately 20-minute hike through a park, to the top of a hill....

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...

Nach mehr als sechs Monaten auf Neuseelands Südinsel und lediglich vier Monate vor unserem Rückflugtermin stand heute die Fährfahrt zurück auf die Nordinsel an. Ein Abschied der...

This difficult moment when you have to take off your warm socks to put on flip-flops. The cold season requires many challenges - like going to the showers. Winter has now...

05:30 am - the alarm clock rang. Although Tobi didn't need it at all, he was so excited. Thanks to a somewhat stable internet connection, we were able to receive a livestream of...

The back seat was definitely the better choice, although I don't have to sleep in the car again anytime soon. Today I'm heading to Picton. But first, I am 30 km away from the...

On my To Do List is a fantastically secluded beach on the east coast that is supposedly inaccessible due to the Kaikoura earthquake. Anyone who knows me knows what that means....

In the morning at 8 o'clock we took the ferry in Wellington - finally to the South Island. The 3-hour ferry ride was calm, but the weather was slightly rainy. After more than...