Kayaking along the Abel Tasman

The time to say good bye to New Zealand has almost come… So we have to do the things that are still left to do.. like kayaking along a beautiful coast with beaches and nice camp sites. From walking the Abel Tasman Coast Track I already knew how sweet this area is. So we rented a kayak for two days and got going after some safety instructions and know-how. The first day was wet, cold, cloudy and windy. But if it doesn’t kill you, it only makes you harder So we fought our way to the camping site and tried to get warm and dry there. The second day was beautiful! No clouds, a lot of sun and sweet beaches to relax on. As we wanted to paddle back to the base though, the wind started blowing really hard and the waves where a little two big for unexperienced paddlers like we are. So we had to pull out the kayak and walk the last hour of the trackk. Oh well… it was awesome anyway

All dressed and ready to jump into the kayaks

Sebastian doing the kayak style

Hissi doing the kayak style

Hissi is all ready to go (like always)

Keep paddling, I'll take the pics!!

Posing for the people at home (jealous again??)

Hissi’s first Tramping Experience

Hissi never liked ong walks or stuff like that… So I had to choose a really nice location for her first tramp in New Zealand. And I think we made a nice choice: The Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds. We went all the way to the end by boat, walked about 17 km on the first day, camped a day at a little farm and walked another 10 km before we got picked up again by a little ferry. We didn’t have to carry the big backpacks, it’s a service of the boat company to drive around the luggage, so it was nice and easy walking On the boad ride back to Picton we got veeeeeery lucky, see yourself and take a look at the pictures… (and get jealous )

The clouds disappeared in the morning

Ready for the Queen Charlotte Walk

Nice view... Hissi makes it even nicer

Building our tent (like every night)

Swimming in the (freezing) sounds

Wanna-be-surfer (forgot his swimming shorts)

Almost lost my sunglasses!!!

Beeeeeeaaaaautiful

Our new home, good bye everyone

Suddenly.. dolphins all around us

Amazing how many dolphins got so close to us

Jumping dolphins all around us

Roadtrip with Hissi

Hissi flew into Queenstown two weeks ago and we already came all the way up to Kaikoura. Here are some of our many cool moments Comments wanted!!!!!!!

Hissi in the Mt. Aspiring National Park

Swinging on the swing bridge

Rob Roy Glacier and us

Loooots of deer

Swimming in cold Lake Wanaka

One of only four sunny days

Dinner at Mt. Cook

Amazing Mt. Cook (over 3700 meters high)

Abel Tasman Glacier and Lake

Early in the morning

Sheep also love good views

Only a dead Possum is a good Possum

On a beach on Banks Peninsula

Nice camp site on the Pacific Coast

I love kissing Kiwis

Festival of Flowers in Christchurch

Rose Gardens in Christchurch

I don't wanna walk anymore!!

Pantomimes on Cathedral Square

Organizing everything we own