Budget Friendly World Travel
The lone tree at Wanaka We left the hostel at 7:30am. That hadn't stopped some of the young crew from partying until 4am. There were some sad faces arriving on the bus that morning. Considered myself fortunate not to be among them. All four of us had hit the rack around 10pm and had a… Continue reading 13 – Wanaka
Lake near the Glacier Imagine the surprise of your dear author when he opened this chapter months after writing it in sequence with all the other post and found...nothing. Really. Nothing but the title of the chapter. Huh. Guess the subsequent nights of partying in Wanaka kind of eliminated the time needed to write this… Continue reading 12 – Franz Josef Glacier
Rainbow over the Lake After a quick breakfast of cereal and milk from the rolling travel pantry we stripped the linens from our beds and turned in our keys to get or $20 key deposit back. We were on the road at 9am bound for a little out of town hostel near Lake Mahinapau. It… Continue reading 11 – Lake Mahinapau
Moving on There was time for a morning walk up to the point. The day was sunny and clear. A fine day for a road trip. Baggage loaded we hit the road. Luck would have it that the shotgun seat (the favorite as you can see out the front window) was available. Quickly settled in… Continue reading 10 – Westport, NZ
One of the many point views The morning began with the bus pick up at the hostel with only a couple of people boarding which made it easy to take the preferred front seat with the good view out the window. It was a full sized bus. Our driver was a fellow buy the name… Continue reading 9 – Kaiteriteri – Able Tasman Park
We arrived in Wellington mid-afternoon. Had made the mistake of booking a room at the NYA hostel which was not where our main group was staying. Did this because of the misleading Kiwi brochure which had this as our drop off and pick up location. Was not able to use the “bedhopper” pass here. Instead,… Continue reading 8 – Wellington
Skydive Taupo The day started out as a rather mellow with a leisurely wake up. Kind of a chill and gray morning in the low 50's. Made some breakfast, enjoyed the view. We loaded up on our magic bus and headed out from Rotorua bound for adventure. Our first stop was Whakarewarewa which is a… Continue reading 7 – Life or Death in Taupo
Entrance to Maori Village As our departure was not until 8:30am. There was time for a leisurely breakfast if one were up at 7am. The previous night discretion had been the better part of valor. Did the laundry. The hostel had a pub nearby which served food and drink. It was about a 5 minute… Continue reading 6 – Rotorua – Maori Village
Black Water Rafting – Waitomo Our early departure from the beach at 7:30 am meant we could appreciate the Corromandel peninsula in the morning light. We cruised for an hour before a brief bathroom break and a chance to buy some food a a local market. Picked up a date nut loaf from a hospital… Continue reading 5 – Black Water Rafting
Digging your own hot tub at the beach OK, on the move again. Yesterday our Kiwi driver, Jarrod had picked up a young fellow named Ben to drive him to Auckland with us. Ben hopped right up into the front seat. Seemed right at home. Turned out he was to be our driver for the… Continue reading 4 – Hot Water Beach
Adventures with Kevco 