Posted by: jennifertice on: September 17, 2009
Day 9 and 10: Paihia, Bay of Islands and Cape Reinga After leaving Auckland for the second time, we head north for the town of Paihia. We have ourselves booked in for 2 nights, but after seeing all there is to do here, you could easily stay 3 or 4 nights. Paihia is backpacker heaven, [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 14, 2009
Day 8: It rained all night, but it looks like we have lucked out and the rain has stopped for now. Heading up north again towards Auckland, I have been looking forward to this day for the whole trip – this is the day we get to check out the Waitomo Caves. Located about 3 [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 13, 2009
Day 7: Today we leave Wellington and start the drive back to Auckland. We could push through and do it in one day, but decide to take our time and travel around the west coast of NZ, spending the night in New Plymouth. Along the way, there are lots of secret surf spots to check [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 12, 2009
Day 5: We get up early and start our drive towards Wellington. We are trying to time it so we will be in Wellington (with internet) in time for Andrew to do his very important football draft. The day starts off good, and then about an hour into our drive we pass a sign that [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 10, 2009
Day 3: Today we exit Auckland and enter the wilderness of New Zealand. Picked up our rental car from Jucy Rentals and away we went! Note to travelers – if your time is short (like ours) renting a car is the best way to see the most of New Zealand – however, gas is more [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 8, 2009
Day 1: We arrive! After almost 19 hours in the air, we finally land at the Auckland aiport at 5:15 am on Sunday Sept 6th (we have skipped Sept 5th entirely because we passed the international date line). We arrive at the apartment/hotel that we have rented for our first two nights, Quest on Nelson St. [...]
