Here is an overview of the travel plans in New Zealand.
First fly from Sydney to Queenstown, in the south of the South Island
We covered this route with the camper and the van.
South Island
Picking up the camper with five girls, climbing Ben Lomond
Milford Sound Boat Trip
Climbing: via ferrata up the river, near Wanaka
Mount Cook mountain
Clay Cliffs in Omorama
Christchurch – returning camper, saying goodbye to two friends
Rented a van and continued with the three of us
Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki
Crossing to Wellington (North Island), 3½ hour of sailing
North Island
Wellington to Rotorua
Rotorua – Orakei Korako geothermal park
Rotorua – Hell's Gate geothermal park
Rotorua – Whitewater rafting
Skydiving over Auckland
Return the van
Auckland Airport, saying goodbye to two other friends
From here, I'll continue my journey across the North Island alone, with my backpack and tent, using the InterCity buses. They run between the major towns, usually once a day.
Half of my stuff in storage, bus to Tauranga
Tauranga: Mount Maunganui, x-mas on the beach
Rotorua
Hamilton
New Plymouth
Pouakai Circuit 3-day mountain hut tour
Bus New Plymouth > National Park
Tongariro Crossing walk
Bus National Park > Auckland
Auckland: to Hobbiton movie set, and caves
Auckland baggage collection, flight to Los Angeles, via Fiji
US
Arriving LAX (across the date line)
Disney World
Los Angeles > Las Vegas
Flight Las Vegas > Düsseldorf, via London
Arriving in Düsseldorf, just in time for my birthday 🙂
