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Hallo. Welcome to my web-page 'bout my trip to New-Zealand. I wanted to write this page so I can put all my photos (well, just the good ones, actually) on the web so everyone can see them. I guess that if you're planning to go to NZ, this page might help a bit.

Note - well, I tried to put my whole trip into this page, but mostly I followed my photos. That means there are lot's of places that I won't mention here, but that I've been to, and liked alot (or didn't, for that matter. Not that there was a place in NZ I didn't like, come to think of it...) So there.

My trip to New-Zealand

Rm
2004-08-10 18:26:49

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about 2 months, and it was great.
Anyway, in Hokitika one of the fences near the backpackers ran into my little car. I tell you, those drunken fences in NZ! Luckily it wasn't serious, and I just had to pay around 50NZD to fix the door and the side mirror.
From Hokitika we went to walk on the Glaciers (Franz-Josef, actually), but stopped on the way to look for gold at Ross. We weren't really lucky (although the girl from the visitor information gave me a small nugget, so at least I've got something...)

Franz - Josef glacier

Walking on the glacier was one of the coolest things I've done in NZ. It was a great day. I really recommend doing the full-day tour of the glacier, and not the half-day, because the higher you go on the glacier, the more beautiful it becomes. I know I have lot's of pictures from that climb, but what the heck!

To ChristChurch- via Arthur's Pass

After the FJ glacier walk, we had to go to ChCh. I was going WWOOFing at Diamond Harbour, and Yael had to fly back home. We spent a day in Arthur's Pass (nice place), and then drove to ChCh.

WWOOFing in Diamond Harbour

That was one of the nicest experiences in NZ. WWOOF stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms. What it means, is that you go work for an organic farm. You get accommodation & food, in exchange for about 4 hours of work per day. You don't do it for the 'money' - it's a hell of an experience. Some do it in real commercial farms, or in big 'communities' (somewhat like the israeli Kibutz). I really wanted to experience Christmas, so I wanted to go to a family, with kids and all. So I contacted the Fryers, and stayed with them for 10 days. It was simply superb. Christmas was fun - we cut down a Xmas tree, put decorations on it, gave presents, ...