South Island Driving Tour – Traveltography

15 January 202128 May 2022 By james

Taupo to Auckland

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour No photos from this section of the trip, unfortunately – just the dashcam video.

14 January 202110 April 2021 By james

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour Now back in the North Island I was now following the path I’d taken down a week before. A stop in Tongariro National Park, then on to Motutere Beach in Lake Taupo before arriving at the motel. Dinner was from Pauly’s Diner, which…

13 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Greymouth to Wellington

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour The last day in the South Island, this took me back inland from the west coast through the Buller Gorge, where I spotted a sign saying “Swing Bridge”, so decided to have a look. Buller Gorge Swing Bridge Boasting the longest swing bridge…

12 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Lake Tekapo to Greymouth

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour Another long but beautiful (and fun!) drive. this took me over to the west coast via Geraldine, Rakaia Gorge, stopping for lunch at Glentunnel, then on to Lake Pearson, through Arthur’s Pass, and finally to Greymouth.

11 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Wanaka to Lake Tekapo

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour From the longest drive to the shortest, the Wanaka to Lake Tekapo might have been the least driving time but it was one of the most picturesque. I made quite a few stops along the way, but the first was a visit to…

10 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Oamaru to Wanaka

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour The longest single drive of the trip, I travelled south from Oamaru and stopped at Moeraki to have a look at the famous Moeraki Boulders (large spherical mudstone concretions formed by erosion). From there I continued south through Palmerston and Dunedin, Milton then…

9 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Christchurch to Oamaru

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour I had a bit of an issue with the dashcam recording on this one so the first part of the trip is missing. I detoured from the motel to head past my alma mater – Lincoln University. It’s been over 20 years since…

8 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Picton to Christchurch

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour Beginning the first leg of the South Island portion of the trip meant leaving Picton and heading to Blenheim, then out to the eastern coast and south. Lunch was in Kaikoura, as well as a walk on the rocky beach and some photo…

7 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Taupo to Picton

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour Leaving the motel at 8:30am, this was to be one of the longer legs of the trip. I stopped in Bulls for an early lunch at a local bakery then headed on to Wellington, arriving at about 2pm. A bit of a wait…

6 January 202110 April 2021 By james

Auckland to Taupo

This post is part of a series called South Island Driving Tour The first leg of the South Island journey begins with the Auckland to Taupo drive. I mostly focused on the drive itself here with few stops. This was so I could get a feel for what the next 10 days would be like…