New Zealand Scenery

While on our RV trip through New Zealand we saw some amazing scenery.  We spent a lot of time hiking in the national parks and saw so many beautiful lakes, rivers, mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, and green forests.  If you enjoy being in the beautiful outdoors, New Zealand has a lot to offer.  I will include a few of the photos we took in New Zealand so you can get an idea of the places we visited.  

Stick-tron

During our time in the RV we rented, Jenna, Seth, and I played a game I call stick-tron. On lots of the hikes and at campgrounds Jenna, Seth, and I collected good sticks, so that we could use them during stick-tron

Stick-tron is kind of like Frisbee tag. For the Frisbee we use a Frisbee with a hole in it. The person that is it throws the disc and tries to hit someone, but you can block it with your sticks. Most of the time there are lots of bushes to hide in and trees to climb.

New Zealand RV Trip [BY JENNA]

We were staying at my dads friend's house, and he drove us to the place where we were got our Abuzzy RV.  We followed our friend to the nearest grocery store so we could buy some food.  When we were parked and ready to go in he left.  We got some really bad dish towels, but we made them work.

We looked around the RV and opened up cabinets and we found a GPS and that was really helpful, all you needed to do was type in where you needed to go and I programmed it in and you could go.

The first night we made the beds and one of the beds had a crack right in the middle of the bed, the person who got to sleep there got a blanket and the nice pillow.  There was a bunk bed the crack bed and a mini king size bed on top of the drivers seat.

My Office Pictures - 2013-04

This picture was taken in the ferry from Wellington, New Zealand (on the north island) to Picton, New Zealand (on the south island). Our van was on deck 3 and this was taken on deck 7. The ride took about 4 hours. Going in to Picton was really cool. It seemed like we just kept going and going and going inland.

This picture was taken at a laundromat in Hokitika, New Zealand. It was a great find for us. Not only did we get our laundry done but there were electrical outlets and we found free Internet access from a nearby library. It was just about perfect for campers.

Food Adventure- Kiwano

While we were in the grocery store I saw a fruit that was about the size of a pear. It was bright orange and had hard spikes around it, We decided to buy it and try it. We took it to our RV and cut it open. We were astonished when the inside was dark green. It was really hard to get a bite without also getting a mouthful of seeds so I'm not sure how you are supposed to eat it, but anyway it didn't taste very good and so we threw it away after having a nibble.

Lake Matheson

We've been in New Zealand for a few weeks now, and I think it's my favorite place we've been to. Everything is green, and the people speak English. We avoided big cities and stuck to nature, and we've been on a ton of hikes. We've seen a few waterfalls, and some awesome beaches, but I think our favorite was Lake Matheson.

Lake Matheson is basically this super reflective lake by a mountain. The first night we went, it was all ripply and not good for reflecting, but we decided to come back the next morning. It was amazing. Here's a picture:

Yes, I did take this.

Mount Doom

Remember Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings? Here's a picture:

While here in New Zealand, we got to see it, and sort of climb up it. It's really called Mt. Ngauruhoe, and it's usually covered in snow, not lava. Here's a picture:

They look exactly the same right? 

Family Togetherness in an RV

Since beginning this adventure we have had a lot of family time together. Sometimes that has been the best part of the trip and sometimes it has been the hardest part. Here in New Zealand we brought the togetherness to a new level as we spent two weeks in an RV.