New Zealand – Day 12: Sunrise, seals and sea (part 2)

After the activities of yesterday, we could have slept for hours. However, alarms were set to wake us before dawn so we could take full advantage of our camping position. See, we were camped facing east, looking out over the beach and out to sea. Which meant we had front row seats for watching the…

New Zealand – Day 11: Sea, seals and sunset (part 1)

One of the best early mornings so far awaited us today. See, whilst we were up at the crack of dawn, it meant we get to enjoy showers whilst watching the sunrise. Seems like a fair reward for an early start. One of the features that this campsite that attracted us was the views out…

New Zealand – Day 10: Falling out a plane

A sense of trepidation and excitement accompanied sunrise (which was, yet again, gorgeous). For today was the day that we would be jumping out of a plane at 16,500ft! However, we’re not there yet! The views from the campsite this morning were special as we got to enjoy sunrise out to sea whilst standing between…