South Island, New Zealand Our New Zealand trip started out on the beautiful South Island. It was difficult not to fall in love with the rapidly changing scenery that kept every drive exciting. When we return to New Zealand, I know we will spend significantly more time …

March 2019 What to expect when visiting New Zealand This adventure was certainly our most labor intensive planning trip to date and I loved every second of it. This was our very first road trip so having a vehicle adds a new level of complexity …

March 2019 With only two weeks to explore New Zealand, we knew it would be an impossible task to see everything. After doing preliminary reading, it was clear people do not recommend a two week trip to see both North and South islands and to …

March 2019 North Island of New Zealand Friday The shift in our itinerary earlier in the trip gave us the chance to make an earlier ferry than originally planned. Since I was unable to switch our reservations online and our phone service was not cooperating, …

March 2019 South Island of New Zealand The excitement of exploring New Zealand grew with each passing day. We did quite a lot of planning to orchestrate the details of the two week adventure and we were anxious to see our hard work pay off! …

March 2019 Skyline Rotorua – Rotorua, New Zelanad After a fun morning exploring the Hobbiton Movie Set, we made our way to Skyline Rotorua. It is on the way back into Rotorua so it was the perfect time to stop and explore. The same company is set …