Sweet as...Goodbye Kiwis!
Unbelievable..half of our trip is over :(
We are getting depressed...Just you guys in lovely Austria helps us over that :)
Honestly, leaving New Zealand makes us a little bit sad!
Unfortunately, we were really lazy in writing and showing you some pictures (for those who have Facebook,check out).
I'l try to summarize:
What happened the last weeks, especially on the Southern Island:
After an amazing and very funny night in the capital, Wellington, with the people from the Kiwibus, we get some seats at a 12 person propeller-plane from Wellington(Northisland) to Picton (Southisland). The ferry was out of order because of the strong wind with 120km/h. Can you imagine sitting a small proppeller plane??? Very advantourose.
Other highlights, of course the skydive and helicoper-hike, we have already informed you.
Besides, the weather was much better on the Southisland. We even had some sun and almost no rain!!! We get some red cheeks (maybe because of the ozon whole..or the fresh air:)).
We could do a lot of walks at the beach, to beautiful lakes, to the Pancake rocks (limestone formation at the beach which looks like pancakes). We saw two amazing sunrises at the beach and a rugby game of the Newzealands "all blacks" versus Ozzys "Wallabies". Unfortunately, the Ozzies won. But some Kiwis introduced us to the rules and we just think: " Crazy game. The best thing is, that the team of New Zealand is doing the Haka, the maori war dance, before they start playing. Rugby is the most popular game in NZ and you can buy fan article everywhere...
Right now, we are in Queenstown, the adventue capital of the world. AJ Hackett, the inventor of Bungy, was the first who introduced bungy jumping by jumping of bridges everywhere in NZ. You have thousands of adventoure activities now in Queenstown: Bungy jumping from the bridge, the mountain, a gondola into canyon (134meter!!!), canyon swing, skydiving, rafting and so on...REally, really crazy. Queenstown is also a skiing town. Unfortunately, we have no time to go skiing.
But today, we went to the Milford sound: the fiords behind an amazing scenery of mountains (so high and steep). The weather was good and we went with the boat out and saw some seals, 60meter high waterfalls, and undescribable landscape (similar to Norway, but I think better because of the snow capped mountains).
Summarizing, we like the Southisland much more. But maybe the weather is a reason! We definatley missed the people from the Northern trip, with whom we had a really good time. So not that much party at the south island.
Sorry, I have no time left for showing you some pictures. I will do that at home, who is interested!
So, tomorrow back to Christchurch and on Sunday to Fiji in the sun!
We are looking forward to it, although I really loved New Zealand!!!!
A wonderful country similar to Scandinavia, Scotland,...so you know, I love it :)
The time was short: We think we have to come back again!!!!
Sweet as...like Kiwis say!
Take care and enjoy August!!!
Big hugs from yours
Kiwis
We are getting depressed...Just you guys in lovely Austria helps us over that :)
Honestly, leaving New Zealand makes us a little bit sad!
Unfortunately, we were really lazy in writing and showing you some pictures (for those who have Facebook,check out).
I'l try to summarize:
What happened the last weeks, especially on the Southern Island:
After an amazing and very funny night in the capital, Wellington, with the people from the Kiwibus, we get some seats at a 12 person propeller-plane from Wellington(Northisland) to Picton (Southisland). The ferry was out of order because of the strong wind with 120km/h. Can you imagine sitting a small proppeller plane??? Very advantourose.
Other highlights, of course the skydive and helicoper-hike, we have already informed you.
Besides, the weather was much better on the Southisland. We even had some sun and almost no rain!!! We get some red cheeks (maybe because of the ozon whole..or the fresh air:)).
We could do a lot of walks at the beach, to beautiful lakes, to the Pancake rocks (limestone formation at the beach which looks like pancakes). We saw two amazing sunrises at the beach and a rugby game of the Newzealands "all blacks" versus Ozzys "Wallabies". Unfortunately, the Ozzies won. But some Kiwis introduced us to the rules and we just think: " Crazy game. The best thing is, that the team of New Zealand is doing the Haka, the maori war dance, before they start playing. Rugby is the most popular game in NZ and you can buy fan article everywhere...
Right now, we are in Queenstown, the adventue capital of the world. AJ Hackett, the inventor of Bungy, was the first who introduced bungy jumping by jumping of bridges everywhere in NZ. You have thousands of adventoure activities now in Queenstown: Bungy jumping from the bridge, the mountain, a gondola into canyon (134meter!!!), canyon swing, skydiving, rafting and so on...REally, really crazy. Queenstown is also a skiing town. Unfortunately, we have no time to go skiing.
But today, we went to the Milford sound: the fiords behind an amazing scenery of mountains (so high and steep). The weather was good and we went with the boat out and saw some seals, 60meter high waterfalls, and undescribable landscape (similar to Norway, but I think better because of the snow capped mountains).
Summarizing, we like the Southisland much more. But maybe the weather is a reason! We definatley missed the people from the Northern trip, with whom we had a really good time. So not that much party at the south island.
Sorry, I have no time left for showing you some pictures. I will do that at home, who is interested!
So, tomorrow back to Christchurch and on Sunday to Fiji in the sun!
We are looking forward to it, although I really loved New Zealand!!!!
A wonderful country similar to Scandinavia, Scotland,...so you know, I love it :)
The time was short: We think we have to come back again!!!!
Sweet as...like Kiwis say!
Take care and enjoy August!!!
Big hugs from yours
Kiwis
Surfermaus - 1. Aug, 10:30
