#Taxi van Auckland

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Convenient and Reliable Taxi Van Auckland Airport

If you're traveling to or from Auckland Airport with a group or a large amount of luggage, finding the right transportation option can be tricky. Fortunately, Taxi Van Auckland Airport services provide a reliable, comfortable, and spacious alternative to traditional taxis. Whether you’re traveling with family, friends, or colleagues, booking a taxi van ensures you have enough room for both passengers and their luggage without compromising on comfort.

Why Choose a Taxi Van at Auckland Airport?

When it comes to airport transportation, many travelers are concerned about both convenience and efficiency. A taxi van Auckland Airport service is perfect for larger groups, offering plenty of space for all your travel needs. No need to split your party into separate cars or worry about leaving someone behind. A taxi van provides a seamless, hassle-free experience, ensuring you and your group can travel together comfortably.

The benefits of booking a taxi van at Auckland Airport include:

Ample Space: Unlike regular taxis, a taxi van can accommodate up to 10 passengers, along with luggage. This makes it ideal for families, business groups, or sports teams.

Cost-Efficiency: Instead of paying for multiple taxis, a single taxi van is a more cost-effective solution.

Comfort and Safety: These vans are designed for long rides, offering better legroom and additional safety features to ensure a smooth journey.

Punctuality: Professional drivers familiar with the Auckland area ensure that you reach your destination on time, even during peak hours.

Easy Booking and Airport Transfers

One of the key aspects of a taxi van in Auckland Airport service is its ease of booking. With most companies offering online reservation systems, booking your transport ahead of time is simple. This ensures a taxi van is waiting for you as soon as you arrive at the airport, saving you from the hassle of standing in long queues. For added convenience, many services also track your flight, ensuring timely pickups even if there are delays.

Whether you're flying in for business or leisure, using a taxi van from Auckland Airport allows you to start your trip stress-free. The drivers are familiar with the airport layout, which means you won’t waste any time navigating to the right terminal.

Why Taxi Vans Limited is the Best Choice

At Taxi Vans Limited, we take pride in offering one of the most reliable taxi van Auckland Airport services. With a fleet of well-maintained vans and a team of professional drivers, we ensure a smooth and comfortable journey from the airport to your destination. Our services are available 24/7, and we offer competitive rates, making us the go-to choice for group transportation in Auckland.

Booking a taxi van with Taxi Vans Limited ensures that you are in safe hands, with drivers who know the best routes to avoid traffic and delays. Our vehicles are spacious and comfortable, designed to make your journey as pleasant as possible. Whether you're heading to the airport or traveling into the city, you can trust Taxi Vans Limited to provide top-notch service every time.

In conclusion, if you're looking for a comfortable, spacious, and reliable transportation option for your next trip, look no further than Taxi Vans Limited. Our taxi van Auckland Airport service guarantees a hassle-free and enjoyable ride for groups of all sizes. Book today and experience the convenience and quality that sets us apart!

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Auckland Taxi Services: Your Premier Choice for All Transportation Needs

Reliable and Affordable: Cheap Taxi to Auckland Airport

When it comes to finding a cheap taxi to Auckland airport, our Auckland Taxi Services stands out as the best choice for travelers. We understand that getting to the airport on time and within budget is crucial. That's why our services are designed to be both reliable and affordable. Whether you're catching an early morning flight or arriving late at night, our taxis are available 24/7 to ensure you reach your destination promptly and comfortably.

Convenience and Comfort: Trusted Van Service in Auckland

For those traveling in larger groups or with significant luggage, our Trusted Van Service in Auckland is the perfect solution. Our spacious vans are equipped to handle all your transportation needs, offering ample room for passengers and luggage alike. With professional and courteous drivers, you can relax and enjoy a stress-free ride to your destination. Our vans are meticulously maintained to ensure a safe and comfortable journey every time you travel with us.

Seamless Transfers: Airport Shuttle Taxi Service in Auckland

Navigating through the hustle and bustle of airport traffic can be daunting. That's where our airport shuttle taxi service in Auckland comes in. We offer seamless transfers from the airport to your desired location and vice versa. Our shuttle services are designed to provide a hassle-free experience, whether you're arriving or departing. With our punctual and efficient shuttle taxis, you can be assured of timely arrivals and departures, making your travel experience smoother and more enjoyable.

Why Choose Us?

Choosing Auckland Taxi Services means choosing excellence and reliability. Here are a few reasons why our customers trust us:

Punctuality: We value your time and ensure that our taxis are always on time.

Affordability: Our competitive pricing ensures that you get the best value for your money.

Safety: Our vehicles are regularly inspected and maintained to meet the highest safety standards.

Professionalism: Our drivers are experienced, courteous, and dedicated to providing the best service.

24/7 Availability: No matter when you need a ride, we are always ready to serve you.

Our Commitment to Quality Service

At Auckland Taxi Services, we are committed to providing top-notch transportation solutions tailored to meet your specific needs. Our diverse range of services, including the cheap taxi to Auckland airport, Trusted Van Service in Auckland, and airport shuttle taxi service in Auckland, ensures that we have something for everyone. Whether you're a solo traveler, a family on vacation, or a group of business associates, we have the perfect vehicle and service to match your requirements.

Customer Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it—hear what our satisfied customers have to say:

"Auckland Taxi Services provided an exceptional experience. Their cheap taxi to Auckland airport was indeed affordable and timely. Highly recommend their services!" - Jane D. "Our group used the Trusted Van Service in Auckland for a business trip. The van was spacious and comfortable, and the driver was very professional. Will definitely use their service again." - John M. "The airport shuttle taxi service in Auckland was a lifesaver. We arrived late at night, and the shuttle was waiting for us. The transfer was smooth and efficient. Great service!" - Sarah K.

Book Your Ride Today

Experience the best in transportation services with Auckland taxi services. Whether you need a cheap taxi to Auckland airport, a Trusted Van Service in Auckland, or an airport shuttle taxi service in Auckland, we've got you covered. Book your ride today and travel with confidence knowing that you're in good hands.

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Seamless Mobility: Car Hire for Disabled Passengers, Taxi Vans, and Wheelchair Accessible Minivan Taxi Services in Auckland

Car Hire for Disabled Passengers: The Convenience of Taxi Vans

Car hire for disabled passengers is an essential service, ensuring those with mobility challenges can travel with comfort and ease. Taxi vans play a crucial role in this, offering spacious and wheelchair-accessible transportation. These specialized vehicles are equipped with ramps and other assistive features to accommodate passengers with disabilities. Whether for medical appointments, social outings, or airport transfers, taxi vans provide a convenient and accessible solution. Reliable and experienced providers like taxivans  prioritize passenger safety and comfort, making travel more inclusive and stress-free for everyone.

Discover Auckland with Mobility Taxi Services"

Auckland's vibrant life and bustling streets should be accessible to everyone, including those with mobility challenges. Mobility taxi  Auckland, including the convenient minivan taxi Auckland, ensure that all passengers can navigate the city with ease. Booking a taxi van in Auckland is a straightforward process, making it simple for individuals with specific  transportation needs to explore the city. With trained drivers, safety, and passenger comfort at the forefront, these services prioritize inclusivity. Enjoy Auckland to the fullest by booking a mobility taxi for your next journey.

Efficient Minivan Taxi Hire in Auckland

When it comes to navigating Auckland with a group or transporting larger items, a minivan taxi Auckland offers the perfect solution. Minivan taxi hire in Auckland provides not only ample space but also comfortable and convenient transportation. These services prioritize passenger needs, whether you're traveling with family, friends, or simply have larger cargo to transport. Booking a minivan taxi through trusted providers ensures a reliable and pleasant travel experience across Auckland.

Enhanced Mobility with Wheelchair Accessible Taxis

For individuals with mobility challenges, accessible transportation is a game-changer. Wheelchair taxi services, including electric wheelchair accessible vehicles, have revolutionized the way people with disabilities travel in Auckland. These services ensure that anyone using a wheelchair can easily and safely reach their destination. Wheelchair accessible taxis are equipped with ramps and spacious interiors to accommodate electric wheelchairs. This service is not just about getting from point A to B; it's about promoting inclusivity and independence for all passengers. Choose wheelchair accessible taxis for a more accessible and fulfilling travel experience in Auckland.

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Auckland to Christchurch

Suzie was able to drive me to the airport and of course 10 minutes before we were going to leave, I got an email saying that my flight had been cancelled and I had to reschedule my own flight. Luckily I was able to book a 1.40 flight for that day. Just meant I was going to be at the airport earlier than I needed to be. I really have gotten a lift to the train station then make my way to the airport but at least with Suzie taking me, I’m there and didn’t have to worry about time. I bought breakfast and a word search puzzle at the airport while waiting and definitely made sure that I was on the 1.40 flight. The flight was fine (just over an hour) and the guy next to me so looked like Jason Mamoa. I ended up with a $10 food voucher - I think that was because I had to be on a new flight. I made sure that when I landed I called the people at Jucy to be collected from the airport this time and not waste money on a taxi. I was so worried getting the van time cos the flight was now a lister one and the Jucy Van rental place closes at 4! Got there at 3.30 but the line was huge and didn’t leave with the van till just after 4. This time i had a green van not a white one like I did in the north island. I checked onto the place and checked out where I was staying. Was nervous again but this time about the van - the whole area was grass and it was raining all night. Didn’t want to wake up in the morning and not be able to move the car. Once I knew where I was, I went to the shops and bought food and drinks for the week. After the shop I took a shower - ended up being a cold one which didn’t help it being cold outside. The wifi also kept cutting out but had downloaded a few episodes on Netflix

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Island hopping round 2!

Hello! 

It’s been 2 weeks since we last updated and a lot has happened. Last we updated we had just finished our 2nd Great Walk and were heading down the southwest coast to Wellington on the North Island. 

When we arrived in Wellington we were a bit surprised to find how developed and industrial it seemed. There were some low-key skyscrapers, a huge port harbor, and quite a bit of hustle and bustle. Outside of Auckland, New Zealand is very sleepy and quaint so it was a just a bit shocking to be back in a real city. Cities can be cool though! We walked along the seaside wharf and admired the harbor as well as visited the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum. The museum is argued to be the coolest in all of NZ, and being the only museum we’ve been to, we will have to agree. It was indeed super cool and we were enthralled to explore the nature exhibit that explained and demonstrated the unique wildlife and geophysical phenomena present along these volcanic islands isolated out in the ocean. We drove down to the southern most point of the north island to stay the night before our ferry ride the next day. Where we stayed happened to be a marine reserve that boasted an incredible amount of biodiversity. It also advertised marked snorkeling trails in the water - I have a snorkeling set with me from our time in Asia so the next morning before our ferry I decided to brave the water and dive in. I saw a couple of girls the day before snorkeling the route wearing wetsuits but I figured I would be fine without one. The water here is pretty cold but we take a quick dip most days. I was very wrong - it is very difficult to swim long distances in really cold water while breathing through a tube. Unfortunately I had to get out of the water real quick and all I really saw was some cool seaweed but, it was pretty funny for Bryn to watch me flounder.

Later that afternoon we were off to take our ferry to the south island. We got there early and after driving our car up into the giant Bluebridge Ferry we got a lovely window seat and began the 3.5 hour trip across the Cook Strait. The last hour of the trip was incredible. We climbed up to the top of the ferry to watch as our hulking hull glided through steep glacially carved fjords. We disembarked and drove an hour or so to a campground out in the woods where we regrouped and spent the night. 

The next day we drove down the coast and made our way to a town called Nelson. Our plan was to get to Nelson, pick up some more butane gas canisters for our stove and keep driving. We ended up staying for 2.5 days. Nelson was a really hip, fun town with lots of cool organic food shops, local artisan stores, 3 farmers market every week and a freedom-campers service hub with free hot showers! The service hub had just opened up and a a news reporter was taking videos and asked to interview us. We ended up on national news here in New Zealand! If only for a few seconds. (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nelson-charity-appalled-efforts-host-freedom-campers-instead-homeless) We did some shopping and our first night there we went to a movie at the local theatre, which also happened to be an Italian restaurant but that’s beside the point. We saw 1917 and it was thrilling. Going out to the movies is something we both enjoy a lot and reminds us of home so we had a great time, especially since we snuck in our own popcorn and candy to save some money. :) The next day we went to the local beach called Tahunanui and spent the day walking around and basking in the sun. We have a data plan for our phone(s) but it is somewhat limited so we can’t download a whole lot of stuff - however our provider has these free wifi-hubs where we can get some extra data and download movies to watch in the van. On the hub was a poster for a music festival that night in Tahunanui so instead of leaving we decided to stay another night and check it out. We made our dinner on the beach and found the very small outdoor stage. It was definitely a local family affair with lots of kids running around, local musicians and food vendors, and silly games like limbo and egg tosses between each act. The music was nothing to write home about but all in all It was really fun and we got some boysenberry ice cream.

We were going to try and do a short backpacking trip before our next Great Walk but the weather was amazing and we were feeling the beach, so we decided instead to head up and around the northeastern coast called Golden Bay and check out the highly acclaimed beaches. As we drove up the coast we stopped at the Te Waikoropupu Springs, the largest freshwater spring in the southern hemisphere! We walked 20 or so minutes out to a walkway over the springs where we were able to look down into the clearest water I have ever seen. It has an underwater visibility of nearly 200 feet! It is a sacred place to the local Maori tribe so we were unable to swim but it was still really amazing! And we found a place to swim a ways downriver that was allowed so it all worked out :) We spent one night part way up the bay and chilled on a small beach adjacent to a lot of rare and endangered bird species. We camped near to there and the next day drove all the way up to the northern tip of the south island. There is a famous beach there that we wanted to check out so we got up early and walked the mile or so out to the beach. Wharariki beach was definitely the coolest beach I have ever been to. We had to cross an expanse of massive sand dunes just to get out to the main beach which was probably around 2 miles end to end with huge hills, tons of caves, tidal pools littered with baby seals, and natural archways out in the water and up on the beach. We spent a while just chilling reading our books but the walked the length of the beach gawking at the seal pups and spelunking into the dark beach caves. There was a one that seemed particularly smelly and I had quite a fright as a nearly walked into a sleeping seal hiding in the shadows. We spent 8 or so hours out there and treated ourselves to an ice cream at the very remote and tiny cafe near the parking lot. We drove back down the bay and stayed in the woods outside the town of Motueka.

The next day we drove into Motueka and did some much needed laundry and shopped for our upcoming Great Walk. We mooched some wifi from the KFC parking lot and talked to our parents and then spent the night at the beach in Motueka. We have developed a bit of a tradition of what we eat before and after our Great Walks, and we made rice and dahl that night and went to bed early to rest up. We woke up early and drove to the town of Marahau where we dropped off our car and took a water taxi to the top of Abel Tasman National Park to begin our 3rd Great Walk - The Abel Tasman Coastal Track. 

We expected our water taxi to just be a a quick transport up the coast but we were happily surprised to find out it was bit more a tour. We were blessed by the tides and had the pleasure of exploring tidal lagoons and seeing some cool wildlife and beaches while our captain told us about the history of the park. We got dropped off in Totaranui where we started the trek. We planned the trip a bit differently that most people do the track and went north on an inland track up Gibbs Hill and then back towards the coast up and around to Mutton Cove. It was a very steep hill and we were feeling the burn after ~9 miles. This first day was by far the hardest elevation wise. We had a lovely campsite right on the beach and were nearly alone which was awesome. We had a dinner of instant rice and quinoa and then instant pasta which we used to much water to make - it was my first time having alfredo soup and it wasn’t all that bad! 

The next day we got up early and headed down the coast winding up and down small hills through the rainforest that hugs the beaches. We made it back to Totaranui and after a quick lunch of trail mix and granola bars, kept heading down the beach to our campsite at Waiharekeke beach. It was a short day of ~6 miles and so we got there in the early afternoon. This was by design so we could avail ourselves to the famous golden sand beaches of the park and bask in the hot sun. We read our books alone on the nearly mile long beach for hours, swimming in the crystal clear turquoise water frequently to cool down. Abel Tasman National Park is known for it color contrasts. The water has vibrant shades of blue, turquoise, and teal and all of the beaches are a rich golden color from the granite cliff-sides and every beach butts right up to the rainforest. We were loving our life in paradise. We had some couscous and lentils and played cards before heading to bed as the sound of the waves crashing against the cliffs lulled us to sleep. 

The next day we slept in and there was a bit of an unexpected morning drizzle so we snuggled up in the tent and let it pass. We were in no rush this morning because shortly after our camp was the Awaroa Inlet, which had to be crossed 2 hours before or after low tide. Low-tide being 4:09 in the afternoon we had to wait quite a while to start the bulk of our walk. We took off our boots and rolled up our shorts and crossed through the knee/thigh deep tidal streams that were running out - there was a nice little station to rinse off feet and put our boots back on before heading out to hike 8 more miles at 3:30 in the afternoon. We trudged on quickly up and down some pretty big hills with some incredible views of the sea. We were a bit weary hiking later in the day but we listened to an audiobook as we walked and still had a nice time. We made it to Bark Bay at 7:30 and set up camp and jumped in the ocean to clean ourselves off. By the time we were cooking our dinner everyone else had gone to bed. We had some more rice and quinoa, and pasta mixed with instant peas, not so soupy this time. :) 

The next day we were quite tired. We only had around 7 miles to got but it seemed to drag on and both of us were getting a bit sore. We considered cutting the trip a night short and hiking out the final 6 miles that day but that would’ve sucked and I am very glad we didn’t. Around halfway we did a little side trip to Cleopatra’s Pool, a series of natural pools and waterfalls - it reminded us a bit of the rock slides along the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. We had planned to swim but were dissuaded by the 50 or so day trippers already at the pool. Really cool natural places lose a bit of their luster when you have to fight for space in them. We shared a granola bar as we admired the falls and headed back to the track. After some moaning and groaning we finally reached the cutoff to our campsite and descended down a precipitous few hundred feet to Observation Beach where we spent our final night. This was our favorite campsite of the trip, it was a cool little cove looking out at Adele Island with a family of Oyster Catcher birds and chicks right nearby. There were a couple of families at the beach who lived nearby to the park and had taken their boats in. We were very envious of their variable array of potato chips and cookies, coolers full of wine and beer, and fresh fruits. We chatted them up a bit and got a little bit of trail magic - one of them ended up offering us a bottle of wine and a couple beers as the night went on and it was one of their kids birthdays and we got a slice of birthday cake. It was a perfect night to cap off our adventure and were super appreciative of the luxuries on the trail. 

We woke up for sunrise on our final day and were treated to a beaut. We made our fourth and final breakfast of oatmeal mixed with dried apricots and trail mix, had our tea and set off before 8 o’clock. This was the easiest section of the entire trail and we did the ~6 miles in just over 2 hours, hustling ready to be done. We made it back to Sweetie and were very glad to see her. We had stashed some reward treats in the van and dug-in. We drove back to Motueka for the weekend farmers market and restocked on vegetables and at the recommendation of our booze/cake friends, got a loaf of sourdough bread from Rodrigo’s bread stand. We drove back down the coast and back to Nelson for the free hot shower to scrub the sweat and dirt off of ourselves. After our shower we got the other half of our Great Walk food tradition, post-walk pizza. We got a small veggie and a small cheese and were a bit bloated after eating them both in about 5 minutes flat. We went to the grocery store for some needed staple items and drove a few hours south down the coast to Westport where we stayed the night on the beach. It’s always a pleasure to sleep in our comfy van bed after the sleeping mats for days on end and we slept in. We spent the morning today unpacking our bags and organizing the van, as well as doing some much needed cleaning of our kitchen. We are hanging out in the Westport library and are going to head farther south here in a little while. Not really sure what we are going to do the next few days but totally cool with that, we will figure it out as we go.

Hoping you are all enjoying yourselves. We love and miss you all. <3

Our very best,

Christopher and Bryn

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Reliable and Affordable Taxi Van Service Auckland: Discover the Best with Taxi Vans Limited

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Nueva Zelanda - Marzo 2016

Bueno, ya que al momento de escribir esto (Febrero 2021) estamos entrando en el segundo año de cuarentena post explosión pandémica gracias al COVID-19 y no se puede viajar a ningún lado, se me ocurrió que sería una buena oportunidad para escribir el post de uno de los tantos viajes sobre los que en su momento no escribí nada: Nueva Zelanda.

Como ya he mencionado en reiteradas ocasiones, la idea de estos posteos es como diario personal de viaje, ya que hay miles de detalles y cosas que las fotos no pueden captar que de otra forma se pierden. 

Tiempo atrás, una de las tantas noches de cuarentena y de quedarse en casa con Cris, nos fumamos un porro, nos tomamos una birra y nos pusimos a ver fotos viejas y a tratar de rememorar el minuto a minuto de las cosas que pasaron en ese viaje. Eso sumado a que el otro día luego de haber leído la noticia sobre el golpe de estado en Myanmar, me puse a leer uno de mis posts en los que la gente local me contó la situación del país y su trágico historial con los milicos al poder, me dije: “uh… re extraño escribir en mi blog!”.

Ahora bien, habiendo pasado 5 años del viaje en cuestión, va a ser un desafío tratar de hacer memoria y recordar cosas sobre las que en su momento no tomé ninguna nota, pero bueno... vamos a intentarlo.

Para el 2015 yo ya estaba viviendo una lujuriosa vida de año sabático a puro viajes, habiendo vuelto a instalarme en Buenos Aires luego de haber dejado Londres y pasado 6 meses recorriendo Asia y USA. Aún manija con seguir visitando destinos y continentes nunca antes recorridos, hicimos nuestro research y bookeamos para el año siguiente ir a visitar Australia y Nueva Zelanda, aprovechando la conveniencia de viajar hacia dicha parte del mundo desde Argentina, haciendo uso de la próxima a inaugurar ruta aérea Buenos Aires - Auckland non stop de Air New Zealand. Un golazo, considerando que volar a ese continente desde Europa es un pijazo atómico de escalas y jet lag.

Decir que estábamos re manija desde el día cero, sería un understatement. Aeropuerto de Ezeiza; finalmente llega el momento de embarcar y la emoción no paraba de crecer… los aviones eran 0km, el personal de abordo tenía unos uniformes hermosos con símbolos maoríes y la mejor onda, la comida era buena y hasta el video previo al vuelo con las medidas de seguridad y de emergencia estaba filmado de manera muy cool con deportistas y personalidades locales de NZ. Todo al ritmo de Young Folks, que tiene uno de los silbidos más catchy del indie. Buena onda por doquier.

Luego de unas 12 horas de vuelo y habiendo viajado en el tiempo unos cuantos husos horarios, finalmente arribamos a Auckland a eso de las 5am. Si bien teníamos un itinerario súper ajustado y action packed (como siempre), decidimos de cualquier modo pasar ese primer día recorriendo Auckland, como para ver que onda, antes de volar nuevamente a la isla sur de NZ que es donde está la papa.

Teníamos reservado un AirBnb por ahí en un barrio residencial en las afueras del centro, pero aún era muy temprano para hacer check in, así que nos quedamos en el aeropuerto a tomar un café y hacer un poco de tiempo hasta que se haga la hora. Finalmente llegamos a la casa y la pareja que vivía ahí eran súper copados, nos contaron que habían estado en Argentina también. Además tenían un michi blanco hermoso, a nosotros que siempre nos da abstinencia estar lejos de los nuestros.

Nos pegamos una ducha e intentamos descansar, pero estábamos muy pasados de rosca y fue imposible, por lo que decidimos aprovechar el día y salir directo a recorrer el centro, cosa de volver temprano y bien cansados para poder dormir de corrido a la noche y que se nos acomoden los horarios y el ritmo circadiano. 

Arrancamos a pata hacia el centro, que resultó ser un tirón para nuestros cansados y hambrientos cuerpos, hasta que finalmente al llegar a las periferias del centro, encontramos un restaurant chino medio dodgy de esos al que van los estudiantes ya que se come abundante y barato. Nos clavamos unos altos guisos que nos dieron energía para continuar con el paseo. De ahí bajamos todo por la avenida principal que desemboca en el puerto, con la idea de encontrar un pub para tomarnos unas birras, pero todos los de la zona eran más bien restaurantes y del tipo careta, así que seguimos dando vueltas hasta que caímos en un pub irlandes frente a la icónica torre de Auckland y nos clavamos un par. Dimos un par de vueltas por el centro y nos volvimos al AirBnb ahora sí, a descansar.

A la mañana siguiente fuimos en busca de un mercadito para comprar algo para desayunar y hacer unos sanguches para almorzar previo a viajar, pero terminamos caminando un largo trecho hasta encontrar algo, ya que para nuestra sorpresa, era feriado y estaba casi todo cerrado. Encontramos un supermercado chino pero vendía cosas muy bizarras y nada medianamente normal o apropiado para un desayuno occidental rápido. Llegamos hasta otro supermercado más grande un par de cuadras más adelante y también estaba cerrado. Por suerte había una panadería abierta así que compramos un par de bollitos y volvimos a la casa a desayunar.

Ya desayunados y con las mochilas armadas, hicimos un poco de tiempo hasta mediodía ya que nuestro vuelo salía tipo 3pm y estábamos relativamente cerca del aeropuerto.  Como no habíamos podido armar un sambuchito, decidimos arrancar tranqui mas temprano y con tiempo para almorzar algo por ahí, así que agarramos las mochilas y encaramos al aeropuerto, pero en el camino a la parada del bondi encontramos un bolichito que vendía fish and chips, así que aprovechamos para comer ahí ya que se veía rico y era bastante afordable.

Ya comidos y listos para partir, nos fuimos al aeropuerto a la espera del vuelo a Queenstown, principal ciudad de la isla sur y capital nacional de los deportes extremos. El vuelo era corto y para la tardecita tipo 5 o 6 ya estábamos en Queenstown haciendo check in en un hostel para pasar la noche antes de arrancar la aventura. Salimos a caminar alrededor del lago a absorber la inagotable belleza natural que es Queenstown (y todo el país en verdad). Habiéndonos regocijado y absorbido la paz del lugar, nos fuimos a dormir.

A la mañana siguiente se puso en marcha desde muy temprano el protocolo aventura. Desayunamos algo y mientras Cris hacía el checkout y demás preparativos, yo me tomé el bondi al aeropuerto para acortar distancias y abaratar el costo del taxi (mi familia es jurío) que me tuve que tomar desde ahí para retirar la campervan que sería nuestro hogar y móvil por el resto de nuestra estadía en la isla.

Estaba emocionado porque además de que me encanta manejar, era mi primera vez en un vehículo con el volante a la derecha, estilo inglés. Igualmente estas camionetas tenían todas caja automática así que no costaba demasiado adaptarse. El único problema era que la luz de giro está también del lado opuesto al que nosotros acostumbramos, así que en vez de indicar mi giro, prendí el limpiaparabrisas unas 20 veces hasta que me acostumbré.                                                                           

Me volví directo para el hostel en el que estábamos y estacioné la camioneta ahí mismo en su parking. Cargamos nuestras mochilas y cosas ahí dentro y nos fuimos directo en vistas de cumplir uno de los sueños más grandes de mi vida, que era hacer SKYDIVING!! Todo lo que sea adrenalina me encanta, así que no daba más de la manija de tirarme desde arriba de un avión en caída libre.

Fuimos a las oficinas del lugar en el centro, desde donde te llevaban en una combi hasta el hangar en las afueras donde tenían su base de operaciones. Te hacían todo el briefing, como te tenías que posicionar, etc y te daban un chaleco para que te pongas. De ahí directo al avión con tu instructor asignado. Por suerte Cris y yo fuimos en el mismo vuelo y nos tiramos con una o dos personas de diferencia nomas.

Sure, sex is great… but have you ever flown in an avioneta? ESO es volar! ¡Nada de cabinas presurizadas! Sentís que sos el hijo del viento, como el Pájaro Caniggia (?). Sumado al hecho de que hacía un día un 5000% peronista, ni una nube en el cielo y visibilidad perfecta, ya solo el mirar el paisaje de las montañas y lagos por la ventanilla era terriblemente emocionante.

Finalmente cuando el avión alcanzó la altitud crucero, se prendió una luz verde, se abrió la puerta y off you go!! Cuando llegaba tu momento de saltar, la emoción era indescriptible… te sentabas en el borde de la puerta con las piernas hacia el vacío, el instructor te preparaba y ponía en posición de banana y antes de que puedas rescatarte de nada… FIUUUM!! El chabón te tiraba y en menos de un segundo estabas en caída libre!!. Nunca voy a olvidar la sensación… porque una cosa es saltar onda tirarte un clavado al mar o la pileta desde un par de metros de altura, pero aca estas arriba de un vehículo en movimiento yendo a fácil más de 150 km/h y a unos 4 km de altura!

Apenas saltás el estómago (y las bolas) te suben más o menos hasta el cuero cabelludo. Después es pura adrenalina y emoción mientras caes en picada por lo que se siente como unos largos minutos hasta que el tipo tira de la piola y se abre el paracaídas principal. Una vez que se despliega sentís como te frena inmediatamente de un tirón y empezas a descender lentamente mientras aprecias la inmaculada belleza de los picos nevados, valles de agua cristalina, ríos turquesa y campos verdes hasta donde te da la vista.

Un par de giros y maniobras en el aire para absorber la absolutamente increíble experiencia y belleza del lugar, y ves como te vas acercando al campo de aterrizaje. Cuando estás ya a pocos metros, levantas las gambas y aterrizas de culipatín. Te desenganchan del arnés y volvés al hangar con la adrenalina hasta los párpados y una manija que te dan ganas de gritar. Y así quedas por un rato eh… la experiencia es tan fascinante que es difícil de asimilar.

Finalizada la maravillosa experiencia, la combi nos llevó de vuelta al centro y ahí nomás agarramos la camper y decidimos aprovechar el resto de la tarde para visitar Arrowtown, un antiguo pueblito minero ubicado a pocos kilómetros de Queenstown. Era muy pintoresco, todo con casitas de madera onda lejano oeste americano que se ve en las películas. Era tan sólo un par de cuadras de largo así que luego de caminarlo en toda su extensión, nos subimos de vuelta a la camper y fuimos a ver el lago Hayes que quedaba de camino en la vuelta a Queenstown.

Ya de vuelta en el centro al caer la tarde, fuimos en búsqueda de algún camping donde pasar la noche, ya que no teníamos nada reservado aún. De acuerdo a nuestra investigación previa, no era muy complicado conseguir camping, ibas a uno como walk-in y listo… peeeeeero resultó que tal como habíamos descubierto el día anterior, era feriado nacional y finde largo, y los kiwis aprovecharon para hacer turismo local por lo que todos los campings del centro estaban bookeados hasta la re chota. Un bajón, pero no nos preocupamos demasiado y decidimos ir en búsqueda de otros campings alternativos.

Finalmente cayó la noche y no encontramos ningún lugar donde pasar la noche, estaba todo reservado. Ahí si nos empezó a pintar la desesperación y dijimos… que tal si vamos al lago en el que estuvimos hace un rato? Habían varias campers acampando ahí!.  Llegamos bien de noche al lago en cuestión, y en la entrada al camino había un cartel que decía “Self contained vehicles only”. Mmh. ¿Qué querrá decir eso?, nos preguntamos inocentemente. “Se debe referir a que no podés clavar una carpa” asumí yo. Si total nuestra camper tenía cama adentro, y todo lo que necesitábamos para pasar la noche sin dejar huella en el camino. “Bueno, ya fue”, dijimos y nos aventuramos a buscar un lugar tranquilo y conveniente frente al lago donde pasar la noche. Para ser honestos, a esa altura no teníamos otra opción tampoco.. Habíamos agotado todos los recursos.

El lago era hermoso y la paz absoluta. Sacamos nuestra garrafita y cacharritos y nos preparamos una fantástica cena campestre en la naturaleza. Como el lugar era hermoso y la noche estaba bien despejada, sacamos las colchonetas de la camioneta y nos tiramos en el pasto a mirar el cielo, sobre todo las miles de estrellas que se veían desde ahí al estar tan alejados de los grandes centros urbanos y su contaminación lumínica. Fue genial, incluso vimos una estrella fugaz y todo. Pero como estábamos on a tight schedule con miles de cosas por hacer en tan poco tiempo, nos fuimos a dormir para arrancar temprano la mañana siguiente.

Al otro día me levanté muy felizmente a mear y a estirar las piernas y disfrutar de la brisa matinal, y en eso veo un papelito enganchado debajo del limpiaparabrisas. Me pareció muy raro y no se me ocurrió que podía ser ya que estábamos bastante alejados de la ciudad en el medio de la ruta donde no había nada más que éste lago, al cual te tenías que adentrar un tramo por un camino separado. Agarré el papelito con curiosidad, y para mi deleite me desayuné con que nos habían enchufado una multa por acampar en un lugar no permitido. QUE??!! Dije, si estábamos en nuestra camper lo mas tranqui sin joder a nadie!! Como puede ser!?! Con la luz del día pude ver alrededor y al juzgar por los autos acampando me di cuenta que los “self contained vehicles” que mencionaba en la entrada, se refería a las RV de esas onda casa rodante con baño y toda la pelota. No se bien por qué, ya que el lugar ofrecía baños habilitados para que la gente use gratis! Qué diferencia hace??. En fin, la jodita me terminó costando la friolera de 200 DOLARES!!!!! Ok, eran dólares neozelandeses, que convertidos en dólares americanos eran algo así como… 140, ja! Que pijazo la puta madre, yo que siempre al alquilar vehículos en vacaciones soy re consciente y respetuoso de todas las leyes locales y no te excedo el limite de velocidad bajo ninguna circunstancia… una bronca. Pero bueno, para ser honestos no tuvimos mucha alternativa, no teníamos idea donde pasar la noche si no, y no conocíamos las reglas de wild camping.

Por esa misma razón y de cualquier modo sorprendentemente no me dolió tanto pagar esa multa, que encima pagar online desde el celular inmediatamente y evitar que el rental me cobre un interés extra más adelante en mi tarjeta.  Me dolió muchísimo más ser estafado y pagar 20 dólares un pancho de mierda en New York… ciudad overrated del ojete y la puta que la parió!. Pero eso es historia para otro momento. Lo que sí me dió bronca de la multa es que la hora de expedición del ticket marcaba algo así como las 5am, y era onda daaaale… TAN gorra vas a ser!! Sobre todo porque yo me había levantado a eso de las 6 y pico, y me perdí por poquito la oportunidad de escapar o de llorarle al zorro que no me abroche de esa forma.

Un desayuno y doscientos dólares más tarde, arrancamos viaje hacia Milford Sound, una zona de fiordos al sudoeste de la isla.  El camino hacia allí bordeaba el Lago Wakatipu (sobre el que está Queenstown) y luego seguía por toda la zona montañosa, y esto fue un denominador común de todo el viaje y caminos que agarramos, por lo que los paisajes nunca eran nada menos que hermosos e impresionantes.

En teoría el viaje hasta Milford Sound no era tan largo, unas tres horas y media desde Queenstown, pero para cuando llegamos a Te Anau, que era el primer pueblo en el que desembocaba la ruta hacia la bahía oeste del lago Te Anau, fuimos al centro de información turística y nos dijeron que el último ferry de Milford Sound salía a mediodía, y si bien aún era temprano, no había forma de que lleguemos a tiempo ese día. 

Decidimos por lo tanto aprovechar el día recorriendo la zona de Te Anau, compramos los tickets para el ferry al día siguiente en una agencia turística para ganar tiempo, aprovechamos para stockearnos de víveres en el supermercado y luego seguimos viaje para pasar la noche en el último camping más cercano a Milford Sound, cosa de arrancar el día siguiente lo más cerca posible de los fiordos y agarrar el primer ferry disponible para poder aprovechar el resto del día y ganar tiempo y acortar distancias con los siguientes destinos que queríamos visitar, para los cuales teníamos que volver por donde vinimos hasta Queenstown ya que no habían otras rutas o caminos que te conecten directo hasta allá.

Llegamos a la tarde temprano al último camping en cuestión, y el lugar era una hermosura. Era más bien un camping para campers, no había planicies donde poner carpas o cosas así, ya que estaba en el medio de las rocas y de los arroyos que desembocaban en el lago. Un lugar increíblemente tranquilo y relajado, estaba administrado por una pareja de viejitos que vivían en un trailer y todo se manejaba con el sistema de honor. Había una cucheta en la entrada en la que agarrabas una especie de ziploc que tenía un papelito donde anotabas la patente de tu auto y ponías la plata con lo que costaba la noche. Esa bolsita la depositabas dentro de un buzón y ellos luego la checkeaban.

Esa tarde estuvo lloviendo por un par de horas cuando llegamos, por lo que aprovechamos para hacer absolutamente nada más que chilloutear. Estacionamos debajo de unos árboles que nos daban refugio y teníamos convenientemente cerca ahí detrás un arroyo de agua que circulaba por las piedras, lo cual inmediatamente aprovechamos como heladera natural y enterramos un par de birras para refrigerar. Un rato más tarde dejó de llover y salimos a caminar por un sendero que había en el camping que desembocaba en un lago medio escondido.

Habiendo disfrutado el día a pesar de no haber ido exactamente de acuerdo al itinerario, finalmente arrancamos hacia Milford Sound a la mañana siguiente. El clima en esa zona es medio tramboliko y cambiante, pero cuando llegamos al estacionamiento del lugar no llovía y no hacía tanto frío, por lo que agarré una camperita normal ya que me parecía suficiente.

Una vez que subimos al barco y arrancamos fuimos una vez más cacheteados por la indescriptible belleza del lugar, y si bien estaba nublado, por suerte no llovió y pudimos estar en la cubierta del barco apreciando el paisaje. Lo malo es que no calculé que en el medio del agua iba a soplar el chiflón el doble, y con mi magra camperita me terminé cagando de frío. Pero bueno, eso no me empañó la experiencia en lo absoluto. Lo único fue que en teoría el paseo incluía almuerzo, que consistía en un fish and chips que si bien estaba rico, era muy escaso y nos cagamos de hambre hasta la tarde.

Habiendo concluido el paseo por Milford, nos subimos a la van y le dimos duro hasta Lake Wanaka, que era el punto de partida para la siguiente seguidilla de destinos que queríamos visitar. Como el viaje hasta allá nos tomó un poco más de 5 horas, al llegar a Wanaka recorrimos un poco el lago y de ahí nos fuimos a buscar un camping para pasar la noche y quedar más cerca de la ruta de los glaciares que queríamos hacer a continuación.

Conseguimos un camping piola y nos pusimos a preparar algo de cenar, y en eso conocimos una parejita de argentinos que estaban viviendo por un año en NZ haciendo el Work and Travel. Nos contaron que iban a hacer el sendero del Roy 's Peak, que es un mirador desde el cual se ve una panorámica todos los lagos y picos de la región. Muy lindo por lo que se veía en fotos, y me quedé con ganas de recorrerlo, pero no nos daba el tiempo. Nuestro plan, en cambio, era ir al parque nacional Mount Aspiring, al oeste de Wanaka; y hacia allí encaramos la mañana siguiente. Cuando llegamos al camino que se adentraba al lugar, vimos que habían unos afluentes de agua que atravesaban el camino y carteles de advertencia sobre el estado del camino, sobre todo con lluvias. Como parecía avecinarse una tormenta en el horizonte y dado que nuestra camper era más bien un autito largo con ruedas chiquitas, no quise arriesgarme a quedarnos varados o romper la camioneta de ninguna forma, así que terminamos desistiendo y pegamos la vuelta.

El viaje hasta Mt. Aspiring en si, no era tanto, pero teníamos planeado hacer unas caminatas al llegar ahí de hasta 4 horas, pero dado que cancelamos todo eso, decidimos arrancar directamente hacia el siguiente destino, el Fox Glacier.

La ruta hasta el glaciar era súper verde y sinuosa, muy linda y divertida para manejar, sólo que efectivamente nos agarró esa lluvia que veíamos venir a la mañana, y la visibilidad era bastante reducida. Por suerte teníamos tiempo para ir tranquilos, y aprovechamos para almorzar en un parador random en el medio de la nada al llegar hasta la costa de la isla. Sin bajarnos más que para ir al baño, ya que seguía lloviendo bastante.

Por suerte para cuando llegamos al pueblo aledaño al glaciar había dejado de llover y se estaba despejando, y dado que ya era tarde para ir al glaciar, decidimos buscar campamento y pasar el resto del día ahí. De cualquier manera salimos a dar una vuelta por el pueblito, pero no había demasiado para ver o hacer así que nos dedicamos a descansar.

A la mañana siguiente fuimos al Fox Glacier. Había que caminar un rato por un sendero para llegar, el cual incluía caminar al lado de un arroyo y cascadas hasta llegar al mirador. Muy bonito todo. El único tema de estos glaciares era que desde el mirador se ve solo el extremo final de donde nace (o termina) el bloque de hielo, por lo que a menos que lo camines por arriba o hagas el tour en helicóptero, no se aprecia en toda su magnitud.

Una vez finalizado el paseo, encaramos para el siguiente glaciar, el Franz Josef. Si, hay dos glaciares casi uno al lado del otro. Para ese entonces ya era mediodía y hacía por suerte un día extremadamente peronista. Nos metimos por un camino medio random y desembocamos en un parador en el medio de la nada, con vista al glaciar, las montañas, largos campos de verde y vaquitas. Una maravilla de paisaje y tranquilidad.  Ya con la panza llena y el corazón contento, finalmente llegamos al Franz Josef Glacier. Este era el más grande de los dos, pero el acceso era mucho más directo desde la playa de estacionamiento por lo que no nos tomó demasiado tiempo recorrer.

Como para casi todos los lugares que fuimos, ir de un punto al otro implicaba volver sobre tus pasos y recorrer la misma ruta en sentido contrario, lo cual en esta oportunidad significaba unas cuantas horas de manejo hasta llegar al Mount Cook, nuestra siguiente parada. Pero en esta oportunidad, casi que fue una bendición, ya que el hermoso camino que hicimos a la ida lo transitamos con mucha lluvia y no lo pudimos apreciar bien, así que esta vez sí, paramos en todos los miradores que encontramos de paso.

Varias horas de ruta más tarde, llegamos a la recta final del camino al Mount Cook, el cual iba bordeando todo por el costadito del Lago Pukaki. Si te muestro una foto de ese lago, vas a pensar que está photoshopeada, pero no… simplemente tiene el más increíble de los colores. Un turquesa intenso que parece un espejo, una locura. El camino seguía así con sus increíbles paisajes y colores hasta que llegabas finalmente al pueblito en la base del Mount Cook, que ni siquiera era un pueblito sino un par de hoteles y centros de turismo. El estacionamiento, camping y punto de entrada al sendero, estaban un poco más adelante.

Estacionamos la van por ahí y como ya eran cerca de las 6 de la tarde y el clima estaba medio sospechoso, no teníamos intenciones de hacer la caminata ese día ya que teníamos entendido que tomaba varias horas, pero finalmente al llegar a la entrada vimos que el clima aguantaba y que el sendero era super fácil de caminar, así que nos mandamos ahí nomás.

El sendero era todo una pasarela onda deck de madera e incluía un puente colgante en un momento, mientras veías la montaña acercarse cada vez más. Para cuando llegamos al mirador del final, por suerte la nube que encapotaba el pico del monte se corrió y nos permitió apreciarlo en todo su esplendor. Al final terminó siendo ideal hacer la caminata a esa hora, ya que no había demasiada gente pululando alrededor.  Nos quedamos apreciando el lugar un rato sentados en unas piedras frente al lago en el cual flotaban tremendo bloques de hielos del glaciar que había al lado. Muy regocijante todo.

Recorrido el Hooker Valley track (así se llama el sendero) y con el final del día encima, nos metimos en el refugio que había frente al estacionamiento, con varias mesas compartidas y lugar para cocinar y esas cosas. Estaba bastante lleno de gente, sobre todo de grupos de pendejos escabiando y jodiendo, por lo que comimos nuestro guiso y nos fuimos a dormir, asegurándonos previamente de estacionar lo más lejos posible del grupo de pendejos ruidosos, ya que no queríamos que nos despierten a mitad de la noche con su bullshit.

Ya con el último de los puntos en el itinerario recorridos, la mañana siguiente arrancamos tranquilamente encarando de vuelta hacia Queenstown, aprovechando el día que estaba hermoso para visitar todos los lagos y miradores que se nos aparecían en el camino.

No recuerdo exactamente a qué hora llegamos, pero al llegar fuimos a hacer las reservas para ir a hacer bungee jumping al día siguiente y más tarde pasamos por el supermercado a comprar unas birras y algo de comer, y como ya era entrada la tarde noche habían un par de comidas preparadas en oferta así que aprovechamos la oportunidad. Fuimos al camping principal del pueblo en el que no conseguimos lugar la primera noche, y por suerte esta vez no hubo drama. Fuimos a hacer el check in y nos encontramos con que la piba que nos atendió era la misma que nos encontramos aquella vuelta en el camping de Wanaka! 

Esa noche comimos ahí y no volvimos a bajar al pueblo, si no que aprovechamos para armar nuestras mochilas y ordenar un poco, ya que al día siguiente teníamos que devolver la camper. 

La mañana siguiente fuimos a desayunar algo al comedor del camping y pusimos los celulares a cargar para tirar durante el día. Desayunamos lo más tranqui y un rato más tarde cuando nos disponíamos a irnos, Cris encuentra que su celular estaba apagado y tenía la pantalla agrietada en una esquina. Se ve que a alguien se le cayó o algo, cuestión es que no arrancó nunca más y se quedó sin teléfono por el resto del viaje (todo Australia!), lo cual fue una cagada por no poder sacar fotos ni nada de eso.

En fin.. Nos fuimos del camping y la dejé a Cris en el hostel donde nos quedamos la primera noche haciendo el check in mientras yo me fui a devolver la camper al depot en las afueras de la ciudad. No tuve ningún problema al devolverla por suerte, pero como era en el medio de la nada, no había otra manera de volver que con un taxi, como hice a la ida. El flaco de la camper me llamó uno y al toque me pasó a buscar. Me preguntó hasta dónde iba y le dije que a la parada de bondi en la entrada al aeropuerto y me preguntó que porqué no iba directamente al pueblo en el taxi. Le expliqué que era jurío y estaba on a budget y no podía pagar la fortuna que me costaba el viaje hasta allá. Me dijo que él se dirigía hacia Queenstown de cualquier modo, así que me propuso llevarme y apagar el taximetro a la altura de mi destino original (el aeropuerto) y el resto era de onda, no me cobraba nada. Un capo!! Se re portó, muy poco tachero de su parte. En el viaje nos pusimos a charlar, me preguntó de dónde era y me contó que era skater y que había estado en Buenos Aires, y que le gustó pero no se sintió muy seguro porque encontraba que la gente (los pungas, bah) lo miraba de manera sospechosa en algunos lugares. Welcome to the tercer mundo, buddy! Me dejó por ahí en el centro y me fuí para el hostel a encontrarme con Cris. Hicimos un poco de tiempo en el hostel, nos vimos The Boat That Rocked (peliculón!) que tenían ahí en DVD y finalmente encaramos hacia la última de las aventuras de alta adrenalina que teníamos en el bucket list kiwi: bungee jumping.

Un bondi nos llevó hasta el Kawaru Bridge, que es el primer puente desde el que se inició toda la actividad de bungee en NZ. Eran 42 metros de altura sobre un río cristalino de agua de deshielo. ¡Una belleza! Finalmente nos tocó el turno y toda la situación fue muy placentera. En los parlantes sonaba el Rumours de Fleetwood Mac y los pibes que laburaban ahí eran súper buena onda. Te pesaban para ajustar las sogas acorde y te preguntaban si querías tocar el agua con las manos al caer. Nosotros le dijimos que sí, obvio! Te envuelven las piernas  en una toalla, te ponen y ajustan el arnés, te muestran donde están las cámaras para que saludes y te veas en el video y te explican como es el procedimiento para que te saquen del agua los pibes que están abajo en un bote.

Mucha gente se tiraba de palito, otros medio de panza, otros medio como podían. Yo me dejé caer con la cabeza para caer de manera más arqueada y optimizar el arco de la caída. Ahora, si bien es verdad que ya veníamos de habernos tirado desde el cielo a 5km de altura y acá estábamos “tan solo” a 42 metros, el vértigo no era menor, porque nadie te empujaba, te dejabas caer o tirabas vos mismo, por lo que el build up a la caída era re intenso! Ese instante en el que tu cuerpo se inclina hasta que tus pies dejan de pisar la plataforma, son espectaculares!! Pegué un grito de emoción que se puede escuchar con claridad en el video, y caí con tanto envión que no solo toqué el agua con las manos como era la idea originalmente, sino que me zambullí hasta la panza! Fue muy lo más! 

Luego de rebotar un par de veces, los flacos del gomón me alcanzaron un palo largo para agarrarme (no pun intended) y de ahí me desengancharon y llevaron a la orilla desde donde subís hasta la recepción y retirabas el código para descargarte los videos de su web luego.  Súper contentos de haber podido cumplir con tantas actividades de alto contenido adrenalínico que nos habíamos propuesto realizar en nuestra estadía en New Zealand, nos volvimos para el centro a disfrutar del resto de nuestro último día en el país. Aprovechamos para ir a una popular hamburguesería que siempre tenía largas filas de gente en sus puertas porque al parecer eran da shit. Nos compramos un par, unas birras, y nos fuimos a comer sentados frente al lago. As cool as it gets! A la noche salimos a caminar y comprar recuerditos y giladas en el centro antes de irnos a dormir para viajar descansados al día siguiente.

Hicimos checkout en el hostel luego de desayunar y nos fuimos tranqui a esperar el bondi al aeropuerto, donde nos esperaba el vuelo para el siguiente tramo de nuestra aventura: Australia! Capaz en un tiempo nos pongamos a rememorar esa parte del viaje con Cris y escriba el próximo post en este afán (?) de recuperar los posteos perdidos.

Pero bueno, así fue como concluyó nuestra estadía en esa maravillosa isla, que superó con creces las altas expectativas que tenía, y permanece al día de la fecha en mi Top 3 de destinos naturales preferidos, cabeza a cabeza con Islandia.

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Le meilleur pour la fin

Voilà la fin du voyage, nous terminons par deux jours à Auckland surnommée cité des voiles, mondialement connue pour sa superbe baie. Après avoir rendu notre van, nous prenons nos quartiers dans un sympathique AirBnb dans le quartier de Ponsonby, assez chic et animé. L’appartement est super, et notre hôte adorable. Après une petite balade nocturne, nous dînons dans un restaurant thaïlandais assez chic et très bon. Nous passons notre première nuit dans un vrai lit depuis un bon moment, le lendemain matin nous partons à l’assaut de la ville et du musée maritime d’Auckland. Ce musée reprend l’histoire maritime de la Nouvelle Zelande, des pirogues ayant permis « l’humanisation » de l’île au prestigieux bateau de la coupe de l’America! C’était très intéressant, et pour poursuivre dans notre thématique maritime, nous avons fait une sortie de deux heures, sur le voilier de la coupe de l’America. Gilles me l’a offert pour mon anniversaire, c’était hyper chouette car nous avons pu participer aux manœuvres et même barrer le bateau. Malgré la pluie au début de la sortie, c’était vraiment très agréable de naviguer dans la mythique baie d’Auckland! Après ces émotions nous nous sommes accordés une petite séance de shopping, et comme d’habitude nous sommes partis à la rencontre d’une nouvelle micro brasserie, dans laquelle un des serveurs était français et nous a expliqué les différents brassages de bières. Le dernier jour à Auckland s’est essentiellement résumé à une grande balade en plein air au sein d’Auckland sous le soleil et des températures très agréables. Nous avons gravi le Mont Eden, le point culminant d’Auckland avec vue sur le mythique « Eden Park ». Le Mont Eden est un volcan éteint avec un cratère fleuri de 50 mètres de profondeur. La ville est très vallonnée car elle est construite sur 50 volcans, dont tous ne sont pas éteints. En rentrant nous avons poursuivi, par un grand parc le « Mountain Hill », près de la faculté de médecine, par curiosité nous sommes même rentrés à l’intérieur, puis nous avons joué au rugby. Il y avait dans le parc un tournoi de cricket, autre sport national, c’était très agréable, beaucoup de gens font du sport, nous avons passé une journée comme des neo zélandais! Puis il a été temps de reprendre nos valises et de partir... heureusement pour nous remonter le moral, notre chauffeur de taxi était très sympathique! D’origine indienne, il est fan de tous les sports, et de musique électronique! En somme l’alter ego de Gilles, il était même chauve ;) C’est avec une pointe de nostalgie que nous quittons la Nouvelle Zelande mais c’est pour un nouveau voyage qui risque d’être aussi chouette! A nous le Japon, les sushis, les ramen, les temples, les tatamis! Nous vous embrassons Elodie et Gilles!

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Hooray Cathay & Down Under at Last

Wednesday 25th January 2023 - Auckland, New Zealand

Although we had landed in brilliant afternoon sunshine in Hong Kong, it was dark by the time we boarded our 10+hr Cathay Pacific flight onward to Auckland at 9.25pm but I must say that the experience was another good one.

The Business-class seating is far superior, with much better in-seat storage for ‘bits and bobs’ and all window seats have direct access onto the aisle. Service was good and the food too was excellent quality, although not all the selections were guaranteed to be available, as Angie discovered!

I had Carrot, Ginger and Coriander Soup, followed by Piri Piri Ling Fish with Mojo Verde Sauce, rice and steamed Kale. To accompany my late-night TV viewing, I also had a Vanilla Ice-cream (courtesy of Movenpick) just like in the theatre or cinema, except that mine was hard as a rock and I had to let it defrost before I could eat it!

With about 3 hours of quality flat-bed sleep under voluminous quilted bedding, I awoke refreshed for my breakfast of crushed avocado on rye toast, fresh fruit and light pastries!

Having taken the precaution of buying ‘air-tags’ for our luggage, I still had great anxiety about one or more of our bags going astray on such a long and complex journey – and by means of the ‘App’ I had been regularly checking on their whereabouts during our travels, with mixed success I might add. However, it came as a huge final relief when all our bags arrived on the carousel in Auckland Airport!

Immigration and Bio-Security (yes, they call it that here) were relatively painless, as was getting taxis to our hotel – though we had to get two because one couldn’t take all three of us and our luggage (!) and we were not prepared to share a van with 8 people!

So after 3 days travelling, and finally settled into our hotel for two nights at the 5-star Cordis, the three of us went out for our first meal in New Zealand at a little burger joint Andrew had researched just around the corner called Fat Puku’s (no comments please!)

I must admit it was quite satisfying although the hill walk back to the hotel wasn’t – Auckland does rather remind me of San Francisco somewhat… More on that tomorrow!

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