Kategorie: NZ

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…

Congrats to the Black Ferns and kudos to both teams – what a match! Spectacular. Wish the men’s game was at the same level. One more thing – England have a hooker named Cokayne. That’s funny. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Below some more pictures from GBI, our new favourite spot in NZ. Well, so says the Reisebegleitung at least, I still rate Ohope a bit higher because there is real fruit ice cream in Whakatane, but not on GBI. 😀 Medlands Beach is simply the best, but the other views are not too bad, either.

Things kinda got out of hand, no reliable internet for more than a week. So I’m giving up on chronological order here, switching to pure stream of consciousness. Call me James.Fuck yeah, we did some nice hiking this time. The track I’ve posted earlier, the loop track around Punakaiki, is not even an „official“ track,…