Travelogues Hanmer Springs

We spent our first evening in Hanmer Spring very quietly. Before we started eating, we sat comfortably in our camping chairs and read and cracked walnuts. Duncan's neighbors had...

The next day was very quiet. At 7:30 a.m. the alarm went off as usual. Breakfast was served pretty quickly afterwards. We had booked a double kayak for 10am. So after breakfast...

Wellnessprogramm in Hanmer Springs.

"Drive carefully! Southern roads are different!" This sentence greeted us as soon as we arrived in Picton after our ferry ride. It was written in big bold letters on a large and...

On January 11th, we said goodbye to rainy Kaikoura. The weather didn't get better on the way to Hanmer Springs. A huge cloud cover hung over us. Because of the bad weather, we...

Before we head back inland, we stay one last night on the west coast at a lake. This is where the makeshift but super effective leftover mosquito net comes into use again. There...

Today Eric is heading back home. In the morning, I receive an email stating that his flight is delayed by one hour and will depart at 3:30 PM. We plan to spend the time until...

On Sunday, we drove north along the coast to Kaikoura. This road is only open on weekends since the earthquake. The kilometers in New Zealand may seem short, but they take...

Starting early into the day without setting an alarm clock, having breakfast at the beach and working out in the sun - what a start. Before continuing along the coast line, we...

Due to the weather conditions (rain), we are changing our plan to go to Abel Tasman National Park and heading towards the east coast. Our route initially follows the Buller...

The route from Motueka to Hanmer Springs was quite beautiful. I tried to capture it in pictures, but it's just not the same as seeing it live. In Hanmer Springs, I spent 2 hours...

Today we went into the spa of Hanmer springs with 22 thermal pools and had our first shower of the van life trip :) After filling up the water tanks and getting rid of the waste...