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Hi there!

We are now in the beautiful New Zealand .
For general:
inhabitants: 4,1 million people and 39 million sheep!







After we were able to sell in Sydney our beloved Purple quite fast and happy with a profit, we booked the flight prior to a few days and ended on 18.12 in Christchurch , the largest town on the South Island.
The flight was as always very relaxed, big congratulations to Emirates.
We were pretty amazed first by the weather and freezes all over her body. The shorts and halter top are absolutely out of Place ...
The weather here is very different than in Australia, more reminiscent of Germany ...;)

We bought the first day our second Campervan , this time a small and friendly vehicle. We do not yet have a name, but is determined soon.
Since we are already experienced in terms of car buying everything went right and we have been able to fix the second losduesen Valley! We spent the night on a nice campsite on a beautiful peninsula on the east coast.






As Michael's friend Steffen also currently in New Zealand is we met in Hamner Springs , the gateway to the mighty, the New Zealand Alps. The joyful reunion was celebrated, of course, and so we started the next day.

our way over the beautifully situated be Lewis Pass led in the direction of West Coast. Half way we discovered natural hot spring next to an ice cold mountain river.

We went swimming in the pool small and we felt good degree, but the pesky sand flies, which are very common here, have disturbed the peace entwas.
We walked from Arthurs Pass a small route and pitched our tents in the countryside at the bottom of a waterfall.

waterfalls in New Zealand compared with Australia at all nothing special, there are so many rivers, lakes, glaciers ... the whole island is composed of water and mountains.

Our next destination was the famous Franz Josef Glacier ! We could not imagine at all that there should be a glacier, everywhere we saw palm tree and dense rain forest . But suddenly we discovered the huge, blue glacier pinched in the mountains. Only in Patagonia and New Zealand glaciers reach as deep into the valley, so you can experience the eternal ice very close. At Christmas, we walked for an exciting tour to the glacier. In the small village of Franz Josef we have found a very cozy and nicely furnished hostel which even had a hot Jacuzzi in the garden, where we could heat up after the walk.
So a Christmas we have had before. Michi us dream conjured mango smoothies (with its Christmas Mixer), which was cooled by real Franz Josef Glacier-ice , which we stole from the raging glacial river, .

The next day we went to Fox Glacier , which are both very close together. But the sight of the Fox Glacier was intense! In the background loomed the almost 4000 meters high, snow-covered peak of the mighty Mount Cook on New Zealand's Largest Mountain.
In the crystal clear Lake Matheson , which we explored at a leisurely circular walk, reflecting the steep rock walls of Mount Tasman and Mt Cook.
about 30 km at sea found a nice place to overnight and spent a lovely evening. The Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia is very rough and wild and the waves were huge.
a crazy world, you walk on an ancient glacier, and an hour later you are at sea!

Michi and I started in bright sunshine a very exciting tour to the mountain Welcome Hot Springs , quite a strenuous hike of 6 hours, rewarded by unique landscapes. The absolute highlight of the lodge was gorgeous in a green basin surrounded by huge mountains, the tops all covered with snow. And actually about 50 feet came from the hot water bubbled Huettner from the depths of the earth ... then led to the 4 large pools with different Waermegrad! Simply amazing, it was freezing but we were in pants in hot water and could admire the bright stars and dark mountains!
Unfortunately the weather was not the next day and we were awakened by a light rain, which border the whole day and did not want was getting worse.
the climb it was a normal path, the next day tearing a river ...
The descent was not easy because we had to cross rivers and stood up to their thighs in ice-cold water. Therefore, we were completely soaked to the bone at the bottom. But it was worth it ...

We drove to the closest Orstschaft called Haast, trying to find a dry accommodation. Since New Year is approaching and this time will automatically mark the peak season in this area is, of course, were fully booked all right. So we had fish and chips with a court to be satisfied (resulting in both of our surprise was not bad) and makes more fohrt our way towards Wanaka. The road followed the low-lying Haast Pass and past beautiful lakes and landscapes. A rest area was perfect for us and there we spent the night.

The next day we came good cheer in Wanaka, New Zealand to the self-styled party location New Year. We were fortunately still a cozy hostel for one night. There was the evening's finest Wiener schnitzel with fried potatoes and we had 10 yards of the hostel neber a small hill for ourselves to that gives us beautiful views of the scenery and the lake to the Wanaka content.

The next day we went on to Puzzling World, one of the main attractions of the place. We did not really expect what is us and were very surprised. First, we puzzled for hours over images, which was concerned only with optical illusion. We arrived in a crooked room and could see how water flows up and we took a small elevator to the top, but thought that it leads down. Our minds played crazy and just all the more difficult the way out in an oversized to find maze. A very fun adventure.

The next day the boys wanted to be alone and therefore started a small hike in the surrounding mountains. July borrows from a mountain bike and drove to the nearby mountain bike park be , a large pine forest had to offer from downhill tours to extreme jumps everything. Remove the evening we went to a 10 km Campsite where many other young people were waiting for New Year's Eve, and therefore there was a really good mood.

Now it was time, the last day of 2007 had begun. It was great weather and we were the day lazing in the sun and were able to enjoy the day again really. In the evening, after a hearty meal, we went downtown and celebrated New Year's Eve on neuseelaendicher Art The fireworks was somewhat rare, but the atmosphere was absolutely great.

We hope that you all have a wonderful new year begins in a good mood and you had the year 2008.

you soon:)

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The East Coast is complete ...

Grias you!

in the beautiful Byron we allow ourselves to go well for a while. We were under the Australian sun sizzle and tried to continue as a surfer.
With the police we will have we squandered a likely bissl ... The camping sites were
Byron Bay really outrageously expensive and it was super parking on the beach with shower and all the trimmings, we spent our nights there. This has the local officials but did not like and so we now have 2 big fines to the tune of about $ 300. But we are having so ...;)

After a few days ago we left our tents and traveled from further south.
A beautiful route along the coast, past the beautifully situated and only by sand dunes from the sea separate lakes and lush green meadows and hills brought us to the lofty lighthouse at Seal Rocks with a huge view over the sea and coast and even saw dolphins swarms and seals basking on the rocks.

After some nice hours on the deserted beach, we found there, the trip went on to Nelson Bay .
Unfortunately the car did not go as smoothly as we thought so. It suddenly started to pour with rain and we enjoyed a strong spring storm-Australian Art We saw the exit of the highway to Nelson Bay very late and Michael tried to maneuver our Purple still around the bend. That was clearly wrong and left our car in the plot either steering or brakes.
The result: we raced on the opposite car and rammed it with our snout into the page.
Luckily no personal injury, but therefore all the more body damage.

Well, these things happen but we still make the most of it and the rest of the time in the wonderful country to savor, even if the time likely to be shorter than planned, and New Zealand is probably a little bit longer ...


Our Purple has happened fortunately not so much, we could address the damage with no problem and now hope that no one will notice a car sale in Sydney.


course, the shock was sitting quite low and we were therefore the first dinner at Anna Bay, one of Strandoertchen Nelson Bay , enjoy not quite like that.
But the very next day we discovered the charms of this area and we felt very comfortable. July a surf school and a surf course occupied for an hour and see when you stand on the board. The long-awaited moment is here! She tried then the Michi learned to teach, but failed miserably ...;-)






Otherwise, we experienced incredible beautiful sunsets and cloud formations in all colors and camped next to a sand savanna which runs 38 kilometers inland.














Our trip was off to Sydney and the east coast of Australia was now completed.
Since we already have spent some time in Sydney, we drove around the big city and went on towards Melbourne. Many travelers were very impressed by Melbourne and therefore we were looking forward to it.

But first was something else on our map, the famous GREAT OCEAN ROAD !
The road is among the most beautiful routes of this world and meanders off the surf town of Torquay (where to give Quicksilver, Rip Curl, Billabong and Cult hand shops) about 50 km directly to the dramatic rocky coast along.
The sea thunders tirelessly with full force to the south coast and created over the years, the most abstract and wild rock formations. The best known and most popular formations are the "12 Apostles ", 12 pinnacles that rise up from the sea. Sorry, there are only 6 of them left, the rest are collapsed in recent decades in itself. Still worth mentioning "are the Arch ", a giant hourglass and the" london bridge , "the helm of an Felsbruecke open to the sea.
But it is not only Lookouts each spectacular, the entire route is beautiful beyond words, constantly we can see the sea and the coast in a new way and the hinterland has to offer. lush temperate rain forest ruled in the hinterland, as the inhabitants of Victoria (we are now in its third state) are very proud, and rightly so. We walked a couple of tracks and had to work our way through dense palm tree and saw a thousand years old trees tribes spent up to 20 meters By Mass !


Night we are in a very remote camping ground quite of rain forest. This night we will not soon forget! We parked our Purple shaded by (the shadows if they had, however, can save, it was so cold that we even our thickest sweaters from the back corner of the car had to dig) eucalyptus were in possession of intimate koalas. We discovered in the course of the evening more and more of these cute animals in the trees and they were not about to listen too! While the animals sleep all day, but then they watch it on sometimes, let her be "brumpfschrei" out chew on a leaf and continue to sleep again. And since almost every tree in an intimate Koala was sat, the night also accordingly loud ...;)

Since we the Great Ocean Road has so much enthusiasm, we even stayed a second night and enjoyed the magnificent views. Just look at the photos that are determined to convince you!































This was the westernmost point of our trip to Australia and it was achieved back in the vibrant multicultural city of Melbourne . We were surprised how different Melbourne unlike Sydney is. Things are not as strongly regulated, the streets are lively until late at night very much and the tram is free ...;) We
our specially guided tour of the city started by the parliament, some churches and the beautiful botanical garden.

We now have 1-2 days in Melbourne spend and then it goes back to Sydney. There we try to sell our Purple and once this is done, we go to New Zealand!

So dear ones, the next info will give it perhaps with a new car from a very reizvollenen country! We look forward
us much about your visits and hope that you continue to the home page gefaelllt well.

Enjoy the holiday season with Tannenbaeumen right ... we all look a little different ;-)