To The South Island...

So here we are, a few days away from finishing up in the north island in Wellington.  Chad is done his job on Friday and we head to the south island for 8 weeks or so via the interislander ferry early on the 1st.  We start things off in Abel Tasman National park where we will be kayaking for 2 days in the sea and then hiking for a day.  The whole next 3 weeks or so will be packed, lots planned, including hiking a glacier, hiking milford sound and then heading to Queenstown.
Wellington was a great experience, but we are excited to get back on the road.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

We wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
We miss you all and hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!

This picture was taken outside the only house we found with Christmas lights. It is actually a promotion run by Cadbury chocolates. The night we were there so were a few hundred others to check out the display.

Wellington Pics

Wellington Harbour - On a typical morning with dense fog over the hills, it usually clears my midday.

 

Te Kopahou Marine Reserve - Hike along the coast about 5 minutes outside Wellington. We went with a British traveller we met at Ashley's work.

Te Kopahou Marine Reserve

Te Kopahou Marine Reserve - Lava rocks

Makara Peak - Mountain bike park

Notice the sign post and how far we are away from Canada!

Makara Peak 

"Honeycomb" - New Zealand's Parliamentary Buildings

Approaching the holidays

Only 12 days until Christmas and it is going to be a very different holiday season over here. We are not sure what our plans are yet but it will likely involve a beach and hopefully some sun. We are busy planning the next part of our trip throughout the south island. It seems so close and we are getting really excited! Over the next few weeks we are going to try take some more pictures to capture some of the everyday sights we have experienced while living in Wellington. They will be posted before we leave....

One Month

It's been one month since we left Toronto airport and although it has gone by quickly, we feel like we have already done so much! The north island has been incredible but with the holidays approaching we are getting excited about heading to the south island on January 1st. Chad is really busy at the clinic and my work with the temp agency is picking up. I am surprised at how much I miss being a physio and look forward to finding my next job in the field. The work with the temp agency has allowed us to see many different venues in Wellington and meet quite a few other travellers. We spent this past weekend completing a hike with another backpacker from England. The hike was beautiful along the south coast of the north island. We have never experienced winds so strong, Chad spent most of the hike laughing at me as I almost blew over! We have really enjoyed being in Wellington, it is such a beautiful city, but only just over three more weeks until th head out travelling again!