Peggy’s Cove

Heading to Peggy's Cove Today we leave Halifax and head down the coast with stops in Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg. Firstly, we walk over to the Hertz location in downtown Halifax to pick up the car that'll be ours for the next twelve days. Thankfully due to some great credit card perks I was able to snag this rental for around $250! After getting all the paperwork done, we are on our way towards...

Drive to Franz Josef

Today would be a long travel day as our intention is to drive from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier. The drive is a little under 7 hours and the plan is to make stops along the way to stretch our legs and take in the sites where possible. Arrow Junction After some breakfast we set off for the 2 hour drive back to Frankton which is right outside of Queenstown. We stopped here for some coffee and to...

From Queenstown to Te Anau

Arrow Town Initially, our plan was to spend the morning exploring Queenstown before driving onward to Te Anau. However after walking through the town last night, both Gimpy and I felt that if you're not in it for the adventure activities there isn't much for us to see. So we started looking at areas near Queenstown to check out and one that came up was Arrow Town. Its a small town that is 15...

Taranaki Falls, Mount Doom and Driving to Wellington

It's going to be a long day. On the schedule for today is a hike in the Tongariro region around Taranaki Falls. After, we will drive a few hours to Wellington. Sadly, It's also going to be our last full day with Suzy. Lake Taupo After leaving our Rotorua AirBnB, we hopped in our car and started the 2 hour drive to Tongariro National Park. This stretch of road is lovely as part of it takes you...

Black Water Rafting in New Zealand

Travel to New Zealand Today Suzy and I head to New Zealand. So after saying good bye to Touchpad and his family that hosted us, Suzy and I boarded a train to Sydney Airport. Getting checked in and through security was a breeze. Before we knew it we were in the departures side of the airport. We headed to the American Express Lounge and Suzy and I were able to get a little breakfast and relax...