The family and I just got back from a 2 week trip of NZ. We stayed near Morrinsville, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, and Auckland. It was fantastic..... the winter there really isn't all that bad. A bit chilly or windier than fark (Wellington - where else?) a bit of a rough ferry crossing, but we kept saying.... DAMN we like THIS kind of winter!!!!
There were so many times I wish I was on a motorcycle. I don't think you guys have any roads that go straight for too long .... which makes things lots of fun..... unless you have a logging truck going around some tight @$$ corner.We actually saw a truck flipped over on the 1 near Whanganui (sp?).... I hope the driver was OK.... wife said the cab didn't look good.
Anyway, back to driving.... I was immediately impressed with how folks move over to help faster traffic pass by. Of course you have those that are denser than a board and won't either get out of the fast lane on the motorway or won't pull over on the back roads even if there are 7 cars behind them, they are going well under the speed limit and pass through 3 towns, with ample spots to pull over. I don't know if some of those odd cases were home grown talent or imported, but overall you guys are very courteous on the roads.
What did I like.... geez.... lots there. We had a great time walking around Mount Maunganui/Taruanga, we did a hike into New Chums Beach near the Coromandel. We stopped by Otaki and near there we hit the city/town with the coolest name in the country.... TE HORO .... that sounds wicked.... like a Spanish dude that is angry with his wife. Wellington was beautiful, but fark guys.... the wind almost blew our stroller away uphill.
We had a great hike at Able Tasman, that whole area is awesome. Christchurch was probably our favorite city. It was very European (is that a good thing?)and we happened to see a few members of the Wallabies a day or so before they good wooped.... again..... by the All Blacks, walking in Cathedral square. Auckland was a beautiful city as well, with lots of cool places near by like Piha. Auckland has some funny weather though... sun, rain... repeat.
I expected to see more bikes on the road, but I guess it is your winter.... lots of bike shops though. Overall the trip went by too fast and there were many places we wish we had more time to explore.
I'll post up some pics in a bit. Oh BTW, Air New Zealand kicks Air Canada's @$$ like it is going out of style.
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Two months would be better. 
ways appreciate how lucky we are.
. Hopefully we will see you and the family back again one day.
You guys must get pissed off at the Touristas. 
Originally Posted by cave weta
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