One and a half year after our last big road trip through the US in 2009 we are going to hit the road again. Again, we will use a motorhome, but despite the 2009 trip, this time we visit New Zealand. This time, the tour is split in two parts. Verena and I will visit the south island in the first week, then meet Thilo and Lisa on the Interislander and get a Motorhome for the remaining three weeks on the north island. auf der Fähre und übernehmen drei Wochen ein Wohnmobil auf der Nordinsel. This page is divided into parts as follows: First, there is an introduction (you're reading it right now), second, there will be travel reports once the trip is startes, and third, there are maps of the preliminary route (thx 2 Google Maps).

Just click on a news headline to get more information and the respective picture galleries.

2011-04-06: New Zealand 2011: The best 55 of more than 3000 Photos

2011-03-08: Back in Bonn

2011-03-07: Transit in Incheon

2011-03-05: Back to Auckland - and a lot of macro photos

2011-03-04: Wheeeeeeee, Skydiving!

2011-03-01: Verena and the Kaka

2011-02-27: Beach, Wasp Hive, Neck Strain

2011-02-23: Gold mine hike and beach evening

2011-02-22: Skydiving cancelled until further notice

2011-02-21: Skydiving put of until tomorrow ...

2011-02-21: Summer! Skydiving!

2011-02-18: Rough going, Whakapapa, Mount Ruapehu, Lake Taupo

2011-02-15: Motorhome and Bird Island

2011-02-11: Queenstown, Reunion, Jetboat, Driving, Glacier

2011-02-09: Milford Sound and Keas

2011-02-08: From Oamaru to Te Anau

2011-02-06: Finally, we have arrived!

2011-02-05: Stopover in Seoul

2011-02-04: Last Message from Germany

2011-02-04: Let's get going

2011-01-08: New Zealand 2011: On the road again

The route may take some time to load (which is up to Google, not me ) – but in return, it is kind of interactive. All in all, the route is about 4.000 kilometres long, which is pretty easy to manage in 4 weeks driving. However, I think there will be lots of miles driven spontaneously and in addition, one cannot always drive fast for the roads have lots and lots of curves and there will be many hills.

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Once the route has finished loading, click on the single waypoints to get more information.