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6Nov/11Off

South Island here we come week 0

We left our home in Wellington and started living in our car. We crossed over the Cook Straight to the South Island, stayed in Picton and drove down to Christchurch, where we took the plane for Sydney. We stayed in a flash hotel in downtown Sydney near the Rocks. We enjoyed good food, saw whales, went to see Kings of Leon in concert and hung out at Bondi Beach.

6Nov/11Off

NZ Semaine 0

Nous revoila sur la route ! Apres plus de 6 mois a Wellington le blog reprend du service sur l’ile du sud de la Nouvelle Zélande. En effet nous avons eu l’occasion de faire l’ile du nord en long et en large durant ces 8 mois (2 a Auckland) principalement les weekend.

Nous sommes maintenant a bord de Pepette notre nouvelle demeure. Plus petite que Baby hipo Pepette est une belle Nissan Prairie Joy, tres confortable, une voiture de “Papa” tres agréable a conduire. Cette première semaine commence par une escapade a Sydney pour l’anniversaire de Nat et un rapide tour de Christchurch … du moins ce qu’il en reste

3Apr/11Off

Weeks 29 to 32

The start of our life in Wellington. Finding an apartment, job, friends ect… The blog takes a 7 month break now as I start working and each day will almost be the same.

Until November we have worked in Wellington, with its ups and downs… I will post blog articles on daily life in New Zealand, but wish to keep it off this blog, as this one is for our travel adventures.

8Mar/11Off

Week 27 Daddy comes to Auckland

The highlight of this week was my dad arriving at Auckland airport. I was so happy to see him. We all set off on a road trip together in a van of course that we named baby Elf. We visited the bubbling mud pools or Rotorua and learned about the Maori culture. We got into an inflatable ball called a Zorb and rolled down a hill. We visited the stunning New Zealand landscapes and the ‘Glow Worm’ caves.

1Mar/11Off

Weeks 25 & 26

 

Life in Auckland, the good, the not so good and the ugly. These weeks show my willingness to work not so good jobs in order to get money. Us enjoying like as much as we can in Auckland and trying to settle in.

25Feb/11Off

Semaine 24 – Au marcher

Cette semaine encore je suis au chevet de ma douce et tendre. Nat reprend des forces, nous en profitons pour continuer nos visites d'Auckland et découvrons le marcher aux poissons.  Notre recherche de boulot continue également, les australiens viennent pêcher des talents kiwis (ce qui ne plait pas à tous les kiwis) et nous entamons une semaine gastronomique par la visite du marcher français d'Auckland.

16Feb/11Off

Week 24 A ‘foodie’ week Auckland

After spending the first part of the week in bed, getting over my horrible ear infection, I decided to enjoy the end of the week with food. We went to the French markets in Auckland and brought some nice products from France. Then the cooking started, Steak tatar, Brioche…more to come.

15Feb/11Off

Semaine 23 – c’est grave docteur ?

Commençons la semaine par une banale visite chez le dentiste, finissons la aux urgences.  Oui vous l'avez bien compris la semaine a été mouvementée. Entre le maintient du blog, la recherche de boulot, le sport, les visites de volcans et les autres activités, nous n'avons pas chaumé.

9Feb/11Off

Week 23 Exploring a volcano

We played with the rubber ducky in the Auckland harbour, had a beer at a cowboy bar. We enjoyed the views from the Auckland harbour and the celebrations for the year of the rabbit. Climbing Rangitoto volcano in the bay of Auckland was the highlight, seeing the wildlife that lives on the volcano and crawling through the lava caves.

2Feb/11Off

Semaine 22 – La campagne Kiwi

Première sortie hors  d'Auckland, recherche de travail assisté, rencontre de nouveaux amis sous la pluie, découverte de la campagne néo zélandaise, journée à la plage ... voila le programme de la semaine.