Monat: Februar 2023

On Feb 1st, the original plan was to take the Interislander Kaitake ferry to cross the Cook Strait to the North Island. Unfortunately, the ferry had broken down a few days ago – it completely lost power and very nearly hit the rocks. So quite a serious accident which understandably grounded the boat for a…

So, still owe the Internet the really beautiful hike we did halfway round the lake and back via Whiskey Falls. Here we go. Why not roundtrip, you’re asking? Well, because that would require you to walk from St Arnaud to the Mt Robert carpark – we did that bit a few years ago, it’s quite…

Need to get back to proper chronological order after my little depressive rant yesterday! So, from GBI to Nelson. The original plan was to do a multi-day hike in Nelson Lakes NP, from Lake Rotoiti to Blue Lake Hut via the Travers Saddle and then from Blue Lake to Lake Rotoroa. Well, you can probably…

Here’s a picture of Mt Taranaki. I bought this gazillion euro camera with 300 million different lenses, did a four year apprenticeship, self-flagellation, bought some drones and submarines and helicopters and shit and adjusted a – please insert technical photo mumbo jumbo jargon bullshit here – to get this one-of-a-kind, super rare shot of Mt…

Everybody hates Gabrielle! It’s the name of the bloody cyclone that’s hit NZ over the last two days, caused a lot of destruction, and prompted a declaration of national state of emergency for only the third time in NZ history. Needless to say, it’s ruined our holiday as well, but that’s very insignificant compared to…

We did two little warm-up hikes – besides beach walking – on GBI to stretch our legs. I’ve stopped using Komoot because their maps and their algorithm sucks – I’m using Locus Maps now, but their links don’t embed, so it’s just a link for now until I’ve figured this out … . The first…

First stop, GBI. Again! 🙂 Barrier Air seems to have upgraded to bigger planes during the pandemic, but still two wonderful scenic flights … we basically got off the 787-9 and right onto the 10-seater prop. GBI was fantastic, just like three years ago … and there is real-fruit ice cream here now! Unfortunately, there’s…

Wtf? Wtf! Finally, after three years hiatus, we were supposed to be on the way to NZ again. This time with extra buffer, because greedy airlines are so fucked-up. Turns out, the airlines were not the problem this time. The plan was to take the train to Paris on Friday morning, enjoy a nice Friday…