While sailing to the Mediterranean, I became friends with a couple from New Zealand. They visited us in Sweden this summer and now we visited them in New Zeeland.
After a long flight from Oslo via Doha to Auckland, the adventure in this wonderful country began.
Since we were only going to be there for three weeks we chose to first visit our friends in the middle of the north island for a week and then we took the train to Wellington the day after, we took the ferry over to the south island.
We rented a car and drove along the north coast of the southern island.
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Now it's time for a long journey
6.5 hours to Doha
Airbus A350 900
A second night on this flight
Car ride in the countryside
17 hour flight with Boing 777 200 lr
At home with our friends in Raurimu on the North Island
At home with our friends in Raurimu on the North Island
Nessa
Miro Miro
A large eel in the river outside the house
Raurimu
National park
Tongariro national park
Tongariro national park
Tongariro national park
Tongariro national park
Tongariro national park
Back home
Back home
Whakapapa bush road
Whakapapa bush road
Raurimu
Raurimu
Raurimu
Raurimu
Raurimu
Raurimu
Raurimu
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotopounamu
Tokaanu Thermal Pools
Tokaanu Thermal Pools
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotopounamu
Te Ponanga
Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo
Wairakei Lava glass
Wairakei Lava glass
Wairakei Lava glass
Taupo
Kakahi Rodeo
Kakahi Rodeo
National park station
The train to Wellington
The train to Wellington
Ferry from Wellington to Picton
Cook Strait
Tory Chanel
Tory Chanel
Tory Chanel
Tory Chanel
Queen Charlotte Sound
Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound
Picton
Glomfjord, formerly a Swedish trawler, is now located in Nelson
Hawkes Lookout
The caves in Takaka hill
Collingwood
Mad Cafe, Collingwood
Mad Cafe, Collingwood
Mad Cafe, Collingwood
Mad Cafe, Collingwood
Puponga
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Pohara
Abel Tasman drive
Abel Tasman drive, Pohara
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman National park
Abel Tasman drive, Pohara
Abel Tasman drive, Pohara
We ate good food in Havelock
Havelock marina
The Mail boat in Havelock marina
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
The mail Boat Tour
On the way to the ferry in Picton
On the way to the ferry in Picton
Picton
Picton
Stingray inside Picton marina
Traveling by ferry to Wellington again
Traveling by ferry to Wellington again
Wellington at night
Wellington at night
Met Gandalf
Big bird
Nothing between us, they give respect.
Seagull
Harry Potter's train to Hogwarts school goes from here
Soon it will be good food
Good beer on an old recipe
Our home for a few days
Raurimu
Raurimu
Boeing 777 200LR
Doha has a nice airport
Soon at home again