Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Windy Wellington indeed. Wet Wellington, too. It’s noon on May 14, 2012, and I’m sitting in the back of Wilma, my camper van, in the car park on Mount Victoria, one of the more popular attractions in Wellington, the compact, cultured capital city of New...
Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Traversing The Spectacular Volcanic Topography Of New Zealand’s North Island, Probably The Best One-Day Walk On Earth Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. May 9, 2012 ; Tongariro National Park, slap-bang in the volcanic...
Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
In the volcanic heart of New Zealand’s North Island & with a breathtaking natural setting on the shores of the lake of the same name, Taupo is a must-see.
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Rotorua, New Zealand The North Island’s Tourism Hotbed, A Rotten Egg-Smelling Geothermal Wonderland Of Geysers & Bubbling Mud Pools Silver Fern. Hell’s Gate Geothermal Reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand. May 5, 2012 ; The tourist hotbed of New Zealand’s...
Port Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
I was hankering for a bit of downtime after my tear around New Zealand’s Northland. A bit of R&R before bidding the coast adieu & driving inland to the thermal centre of the North Island was called for. But where? Port Waikato sounded viable. It was. And...
Northland, North Island, New Zealand
A pictorial look at some of the natural attractions of the rugged, sparsely populated, far-flung Northland of New Zealand’s North Island.