Windy Wellington, New Zealand from botanical gardens

Windy Wellington

Wellington really does live up to it’s claim to fame for being the windiest city in the world. There were a few times I was afraid of being blown right off my feet while crossing the street! It’s hard to believe we spent three weeks here. The time really flew …

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Street art of Dunedin

Street Art Tourist

I gave fair warning in the last post that street art would be coming. We walked around Dunedin specifically looking for it, but I did manage to take some pictures of interesting buildings too. This train station is one of the most photographed in New Zealand. The steepest residential street …

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Spaceships Campervan Tour, South Island, New Zealand

A red rocket named Weetbix

We flew into Christchurch and picked up our Spaceships campervan. She was to be our wheels, meals and bed for 10 days of touring and she made it through it all without too much complaining. We did a counterclockwise tour of the South Island, obviously missing large portions of it …

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