MERCI
Un très, très grand merci à toute la famille Decian! Des mots ne sont pas assez pour exprimer ma gratitude (surtout en français), mais je n'oublierai jamais mon séjour à Tahiti et tout ce que vous avez fait pour moi. J'espère qu'on se reverra quelque-part dans le monde et que nous resterons en conta...
Leaving NZ
It's my last few hours in New Zealand and I'm looking back on more than 2 months of having an amazing time. I'll miss NZ's beautiful birds, mountain ranges, glaciers, cristal clear lakes and golden beaches. I met so many nice people and had a really good time with most of them. I am looking forward...
Leeway's Backpacker
A huge thanks to all the people in Leeway's Backpacker for making me feel so welcome and taking me into your group. Although I'm just traveling through, I had a great time and enjoyed to hang out with all of you guys. And a special thanks to Victor and Manuela for making this a special place and doi...
Fishing in Kaikoura
We had a really cool fishing trip in Kaikoura. First we drove out on the water, caught some fish 90m under water and saw sea lions and albatrosses! Then back to eat lobster and maybe a little bit too much white wine, before dropping by the fish n chip shop to get our fish battered up and fried! All...
Rafting in Rangitata
Unfortunately no pictures of this one, but it was super fun (and quite frightening) to go down the Rangitata. There were some splashy rapids and some scary class 5 ones as well, but we managed to go down without flipping or anyone falling out. I swallowed a lot of water, especially on the last wave...
Hiking!!!
I'm done with hiking for a while. My feet are all battered, my back hurts, I was smelling like a dead rat and yet it was all worth it! The weather in Mt Cook national park was just perfect for one day and I got to see some amazing views of Mt Cook, including the necessary pictures. After a day of re...
Leaving Queenstown
I'm leaving Queenstown with mixed feelings. The weather has not been great and I didn't do much of the adrenaline activities (bungy, swing, sky diving...). But I met some very nice people, had a few drinks with them and on the one nice day I got a really nice hike to Ben Lomond. But now I have the f...
Stray Bus
It's been a few eventful days since I hopped on the Stray Bus on Saturday. So instead of traveling from one town to the next on my own, the stray bus has a predefined loop to show everything a backpacker should see and guarantees an accommodation in these places, so I need much less organisation now...
Fun times on the South Island
I know, I know, I haven't posted many pictures lately, but I'm still alive. The main reason for the lack of pictures was that, frankly, I haven't been doing that much the last week... The weather took a turn for the worse, it was rainy and could and I didn't feel like doing much. One of the Tongarir...
Gardening in Kerikeri
Sorry for being rather lazy with my writing, but I think that pictures say more than words. However, my camera is broken and I can only take low quality pictures, which really sucks... It's been a rather quiet beginning to my travel in NZ, because I'm trying to save some money by helping people in t...
Update
I hired a car in Perth to go up north, to enjoy the weather, but also to visit my friend Sonja who is researching the behaviour of Dolphins in a secluded little town in Shark Bay called Useless Loop. I didn't update this blog in a while, because the internet connection was not that great in the bush...
Leaving Perth
So I have been a bit lazy with my blog right at the start, but there was a lot to do and see, the WiFi not great and I needed some time to relax. I spent 2 wonderful weeks in Perth and will rent a car tomorrow to head up north, where it's a bit warmer. Thank you Tulia and Aswin, for being such great...