Greymouth

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Meet Amanda!

Hello hello, after I said goodbye to Viktoria, I went up north to meet with Amanda again - the girl I met in Australia. I left Queenstown on Sunday evening and was to meet with...

The heart of the West Coast

We have been in Greymouth, 'the heart of the West Coast', for 2 days now, as the city is often referred to, with a population of just 13,500, it is the largest on the West...

Coal and gold rush: Māwhera at the mouth of the Gray River

Māwhera or Greymouth - both place names have the same meaning.

29/03/2018 - Greenstone, yes or no?

There were hardly any clouds in the sky and we were looking forward to exploring the region around "Hokitika". We started with a trip to the "Hokitika Gorge". The gorge is...

Greymouth

How beautifully did I write: we are in the rainiest area of ​​New Zealand. And what happened? It's raining cats and dogs. 😂 At first we drive off in Fox Glacier with very...

Hokitika - Greymouth

10.2. - 14.2. In Hokitika we met Daniela and Christoph from Tyrol. They are also cycling through New Zealand. However, unlike us, they have much less luggage, but with...

Greymouth - Hokitika - Westport

Wed, 02/01 - Sun, 02/05 We spent the days in Greymouth at the hostel. Fritz caught a cold and I wasn't feeling well either, so we decided to stay in, eat pancakes and similar...

Greymouth (2 days)

We started our day in Greymouth around quarter to 10. Showered/breakfasted and then walked about 3km to a viewing point and a memorial for shipwrecks. The sea was very rough...

Ninth day of travel. Monster tour through the mountains to the west coast. However, 330 km and almost 5 hours on the road

But it was worth it. We're exhausted, but the scenery was amazing, endless roads and valleys in the mountains, rushing rivers and then the sea. One huge bay after another with...

#27 Greymouth and beyond

The west coast is less populated than the rest of the southern island where only one of the five million people live, approximately.

Tuesday, 04.02.20, Day 79

Cobden Shipwreck Point, Greymouth Once again, we find ourselves in the workshop in the morning, where the final touches are being made. Unfortunately, there is no way around...

Still alive in NZ

We are still alive. Neither the kiwi, the seals, nor the keas have eaten us. Unfortunately, we don't have Wifi in the camper, but we will catch up on everything we have...

Monday, 02/03/20, Day 78

Cobden Shipwreck Point, Greymouth Ten minutes before the workshop even opens, we are standing there hoping to get a new clutch as soon as possible. Luckily, a mechanic comes...

Sonntag, 02.02.20, Tag 77

Cobden Shipwreck Point, Greymouth Eigentlich gar nicht so schlimm an einen Ort gebunden zu sein, wenn sich das Auto vorerst nicht bewegen lässt. Einziges Problem ist leider der...