Today was a long day on the road. We covered 350km driving along the Scenic Southern Coastal Road. For most of the morning the weather was cloudy and very windy. It required a lot of work just to keep the RV straight on the road. Read the rest of this entry »
2008 01 09 – Big Trip – Day 253 – New Zealand – Catlins to Te Anau
January 13th, 20082008 01 08 – Big Trip – Day 252 – New Zealand – The Catlins
January 13th, 2008A beautiful sunny day in the Catlins began with the knowledge that we won’t be driving too much today. After a hearty breakfast with the grandparents, we took 10 steps from the campground to the beach and went to look for the hooker sea lions that inhabit the area. Read the rest of this entry »
2008 01 07 – Big Trip – Day 251 – New Zealand – Otago’s Penguins and Albatrosses
January 13th, 2008The last 2 days were well spent mostly on the eastern coast, in a region known as Otago.
Kurow yesterday morning was bleak, cold and cloudy. Nonetheless we went on a river stroll right behind the campground, just to say we got our morning exercise. We drove along the
2008 01 05 – Big Trip – Day 249 – New Zealand – Perfect Weather at Mt Cook / Aoraki
January 13th, 2008Yiddish Word of the day – Shpatziren – To travel. That’s what my grandparents and parents did before they learned to speak Hebrew.
We spent the last 2 days in the
2008 01 03 – Big Trip – Day 247 – New Zealand – A Family Reunion in Christchurch
January 3rd, 2008Fairlie Top 10
My parents, Abraham and Rachel, arrived from
2008 01 01 – Big Trip – Day 245 – New Zealand – Canterbury
January 1st, 2008Top 10
Happy New Year!
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed so fast, and that we have been on the road for most of it. Time really does fly when you’re having fun.
The last few days have been blessed with dry weather and we even enjoyed some nice warm days with short sleeves (even Paola). Read the rest of this entry »
2007 12 28 – Big Trip – Day 241 – New Zealand – West Coast and Lewis Pass
January 1st, 2008Top 10
Shabbat Shalom!
The last few days we have covered quite a lot of km in the north western part of the south island. We started on Tuesday morning when we left
2007 12 24 – Big Trip – Day 237 – New Zealand – Golden Bay
December 26th, 2007Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park, Pohara, South Island, New Zealand 3565km
Season’s Greetings to all our friends in the US!
We spent the last 2 days in the south island’s northwest corner called Golden Bay. Part of the time it was Grey Bay, due to the rain. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful corner of NZ and we had a nice time. Read the rest of this entry »
2007 12 22 – Big Trip – Day 235 – New Zealand – Abel Tasman National Park
December 26th, 2007Old McDonald’s Farm, Marahau,
The weather has improved considerably in the last 2 days, especially today. We left Nelson yesterday and reached Marahau, a tiny town on the border of
2007 12 20 – Big Trip – Day 233 – New Zealand – Rainy welcome to the South Island
December 26th, 2007We have not been too fortunate with the weather in the past few days. We got up to a bleak Tuesday morning and crossed the Cook Straights to the south island with poor visibility and rain for most of the 3 hour journey. The ferry itself was huge and impressive, with a little play area for kids. Lucky for us, because that is all the running the kids did on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »