New Zealand Days 18-19
The Return Journey
It takes a long time to get from Auckland to Leicester. Shame it was without sleep.
New Zealand Day 16
Wai-o-tapu
Another thermal park in the Rotorua geothermal area, this time with lakes
New Zealand Day 14
Mount Doom
After visiting Hobbiton we'd moved on to the Tongariro crossing where we\'d be passing Mount Doom. Though it wouldn't go to plan
New Zealand Day 13
Hobbiton
They've take the Hobbits to Isengard! Actually, no - we were in Hobbiton and then visited Huka Falls and Craters of the Moon.
New Zealand Day 11
Coromandel Peninsula
Back on the north island we then started with the Coromandel Peninsula before heading inland.
New Zealand Day 10
Alpine Exploration
A helicopter ride, landing on a glacier, a boat ride to icebergs, and then a long drive north to Christchurch to stay in a jailhouse.
New Zealand Day 9
The Pelennor Fields
Arriving back on dry land we hired a car and drove north to Twizel.
New Zealand Day 8
Doubtful Sound
Back in the Fiordland National Park to see Doubtful Sound - not as good as Milford.
New Zealand Day 7
Te Anau
After arriving back in Te Anau from Milford Sound we\'d got an afternoon visiting the glow worm caves.
New Zealand Day 6
Milford Sound
Last time we were here our tour was turned around by a tree blocking the Milford Road - would we get there this time?
New Zealand Day 5
Queenstown
Not lingering in Auckland long, we headed to Queenstown on the south island for the start of some tours
New Zealand Day 4
Exploring Auckland
Starting the trip off with a 16 mile run, and 15 miles of walking to explore downtown Auckland.
New Zealand Days 2-3
London to Singapore to Auckland
Twenty four hours of flying, three hours layover, and getting to and from airports. It was a long weekend continuing the journey to Auckland.
New Zealand Day 1
Leicester to London
Who'd have thought a journey to a hotel near London Heathrow could be eventful?
Oceania Day 20
The Voyage Home
This was the longest of days - I'd not been sleep since waking up for the Tongariro Crossing and now had a bus ride to Auckland to take a flight to Melbourne, and the very long flight home via Hong Kong. If only I could sleep on planes.
Oceania Day 19
Mount Doom
The day had come for our Tongariro Crossing. The weather was bad, and who knew what the crossing itself was going to be like...
Oceania Day 18
Christchurch to Tongariro
After just a few days on the south island we were already moving on to the north island. Would our time there fare better? Only time would tell...
Oceania Day 17
On the Road to Christchurch
It was going to be a long drive from Queenstown to Christchurch; but we'd got a few stops planned along the way. One of these was to see Mount Cook; but in the spirit of the week: things didn't go to plan.
Oceania Day 16
A Tree Blocks The Road
The morning after a big storm, we began the long coach ride to Milford Sound for what we hoped would be an amazing chance for photography. Sometimes things don't work out the way you think they will.
Oceania Day 15
Off to New Zealand!
Yet another early start, and we were on our way to New Zealand for the last week of our Oceanic adventure. Hopefully this would go as well as our time in Australia had.