Firstly, take a look at the gorgeous last look I had from the plane as I left New Zealand on Friday:
And now… the sun waiting for me in Sydney as we prepared to land:
And so I am back home! Four weeks gone in a flash. I have so much to share with you about my wonderful time in New Zealand, the only reason you haven’t heard from me by now is dreadful technical issues getting photos to load from my iPhone while away. I even bought an iPad to circumnavigate the issue only to have the same problem. One I must get to the bottom of now I’m back.
But don’t fear, I have been writing along the away and snapping photos – oh so many photos!
Tales of my adventure in New Zealand will be coming at you over the next couple of weeks.
Finally! An overseas adventure is on the cards! Yippee!!
I am off to New Zealand on the 23rd June for four weeks. FOUR GLORIOUS weeks of exploration around what I have heard, countless times, is a truly beautiful country.
I am starting off in Auckland where I will catch up with a travel friend, Leah, who I met when travelling India. Then I’m going to head north to the stunning Bay of Islands – I plan to go on the Rock the Boat overnight cruise while there to see the islands from the best vantage point, plus mosey around with my camera and soak up island living.
Then back to Auckland to travel south through the North Island and down to the South Island. I will fly back to Sydney from Christchurch on the 18th July.
Things I am super excited about:
- Overnight boating in the Bay of Islands.
- Hiking Fox Glacier (first time exploring a glacier).
- Hanging out, cafés and art in Nelson, what I have heard is a kinda groovy town.
- Soaking in thermal baths!
- Milford Sound.
- Queenstown fun.
- Giving skiing a whirl.
- Being on the road, meeting interesting people.
- Getting a massive nature hit and being outside all the time.
- The crisp cool air and mountain views.
- The SNOW!!
- Using my new camera – excited!!
Of course I’ll be blogging as I go. Finally some decent travel action for this travel blog… It’s been too long.
So right now I am juggling tying up last minute work stuff, other projects on my hands and conducting some very important, all consuming online shopping for things I need in my travel wardrobe (I don’t often travel to cold places). This hat is still under consideration (initial reaction from my housemate was a bit cautious).
I am intentionally winding down toward holiday mode. Too many holidays have started out in the brink of exhaustion in recent years, this one I am committed to starting raring to go… Countdown is on :-)
