If you don't already know, our itinerary is planned rather tight as we want to cover both north and south of New Zealand, hence we changed many accommodations throughout the trip. We took turns to drive so that it wasn't too tiring and most towns were small, so we were not missing out on a lot. Time management was also very important, before this trip, the boy & I planned the route out, how long it took from one destination to the next, what time we had to leave, etc.
Woke up to this beautiful view right outside our motel in Nelson.
We drove to Lake Rotorua, as I wanted to photography the instagram-worthy jetty. These ducklings came to greet us as soon as we stepped out of the car, too cute!
One thing to note at Lake Rotorua: There are many sandflies, so please dress yourself in long pants/jeans.
Decided to get dressy today. #OOTD
Along our way to Westport, we saw a glider landing. Totally reminded me of Fifty Shades of Grey. Now, I have Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do playing in my head.
Cape Foulwind.
What I was most excited about, the seal colony near Tauranga Bay.
We spotted seals chilling on the rocks, even baby ones.
It was raining very heavily when we arrived at the Pancake Rocks Blowholes, Punakaiki. We braved the rain in ugly raincoats.
These amazing limestone formations are a spectacular must-see along the west coast.
Mother nature at its very best.
We arrived in Franz Josef at dusk and checked into Alpine Glacier Motel.
Settled our dinner at a nearby restaurant, Alice May, which also serves 3 course meals. Would you look at that portion for one?
The sky turned into a beautiful midnight blue when we finished our meal. A perfect ending to a wonderful day.
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