We left Hokitika and drove south on the west shore of the North Island. Our aim was Franz Josef glacier. But before we got there we stopped for a cup of coffee. It was small town Ross where we stopped. We started looking for a coffee shop and saw this sign: The sign said it was open so …
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Punakaiki
We loved that all place-names were in Maori, they haven't been changed to English, except the modern cities that were founded and build after English people arrived. Punakaiki are famous by Pancake Rocks. The Pancake Rocks are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several …
Christchurch and Greymouth
April 1st was the Easter Day. Day before, March 31st, we were leaving Wellington and flying to the South Island, to Christchurch. Before leaving, early in the morning, we boiled 6 eggs for our Easter meal. We boiled them in our own brewed dye that was reddish brown color. …