{"id":12751,"date":"2012-08-08T07:51:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T05:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/it\/?p=12751"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:44:28","slug":"auckland-la-citta-piu-grande-della-nuova-zelanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/it\/auckland-la-citta-piu-grande-della-nuova-zelanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Diario di viaggio in Nuova Zelanda: un mese nel paese del Signore degli Anelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Scritto da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/it\/auckland-la-citta-piu-grande-della-nuova-zelanda\/#Lautrice\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachele Cervaro<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viaggiare in Nuova Zelanda<\/strong> per un mese \u00e8 stata un\u2019esperienza che ha combinato natura spettacolare, avventura e tranquillit\u00e0 nelle giuste dosi. Durante queste settimane ci siamo dedicati a scoprire sia l\u2019isola Nord sia l\u2019isola Sud, con i loro paesaggi vari che spaziano da spiagge e foreste a montagne e fiordi. In questo diario di viaggio condividiamo giorno per giorno i nostri itinerari, momenti speciali, consigli pratici e alcuni dettagli utili per pianificare un\u2019avventura simile.<\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo scelto di esplorare il paese con un <strong>campervan<\/strong>, che ci ha permesso grande libert\u00e0 di modificare i piani sul momento e di soggiornare in luoghi incredibili, talvolta circondati solo dal silenzio e dalla natura. Abbiamo anche alternato attivit\u00e0 all\u2019aperto a visite di paesi e citt\u00e0, cercando sempre un equilibrio tra esplorare e godersi tutto con calma. In questo post ti abbiamo riassunto il racconto del nostro viaggio.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heymondo.it\/?utm_medium=Afiliado&#038;utm_source=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;utm_campaign=PRINCIPAL&#038;cod_descuento=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;ag_campaign=INPUT&#038;agencia=jDuMy7mZ855ftHzdxJ87HqQpmNjAkWLQibVSPKsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noindex\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Seguro Heymondo Surfing the Planet en Italia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-300x62.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-1024x212.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-768x159.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Auckland<\/h2>\n<p>Alla fine, dopo 3 ore di ritardo dell&#8217;aereo a causa di un motore che si era rotto, con un po&#8217; di paura in corpo lasciamo il continente Sudamericano per scoprirne un altro: Oceania. Non eravamo mai stati cos\u00ec lontano da casa<\/p>\n<p>Il primo paese che andiamo a visitare in questo continente \u00e8 Nuova Zelanda. Siamo arrivati a Auckland freschi e riposati come due rose dopo 14 ore di viaggio. All&#8217;aeroporto c&#8217;era il nostro amico Boris ad aspettarci. Boris non \u00e8 un Kiwi, \u00e8 un couchsurfer Russo che si \u00e8 trasferito in Nuova Zelanda. Il tempo ci dette il benvenuto con una pioggia torrenziale che quasi non smise fino a che non abbiamo lasciato la citt\u00e0. Con Boris, Maria e Andrew abbiamo trascorso le nostre giornate a Auckland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1403\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Sky Tower\" width=\"885\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all 885w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a-300x225.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=177 177w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=354 354w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=531 531w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=708 708w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05403a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Auckland non \u00e8 la capitale della Nuova Zelanda ma \u00e8 la citt\u00e0 pi\u00f9 grande e forse la pi\u00f9 importante del paese. In questo paese le citt\u00e0 grandi non sono molto grandi, ed Auckland ci sembr\u00f2 molto tranquilla. Ci\u00f2 che si nota fin dal primo momento \u00e8 che esistono persone pi\u00f9 ricche e pi\u00f9 povere ma il divario tra ricchi e poveri non \u00e8 molto grande, \u00e8 una societ\u00e0 del benessere. Questa sar\u00e0 una delle ragioni per cui la Nuova Zelanda \u00e8 considerata come uno dei paesi pi\u00f9 sicuri al mondo. Con Boris, Maria y Andrew abbiamo fatto un giro in macchina per la citt\u00e0 (pioveva a dirotto), ad Auckland non ci sono grandi cose da vedere ma l&#8217;atmosfera che si respira \u00e8 di tranquillit\u00e0 e di una citt\u00e0 multiculturale nella quale deve essere abbastanza piacevole vivere.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1405\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Auckland Park\" width=\"885\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all 885w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a-300x225.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=177 177w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=354 354w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=531 531w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=708 708w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05418a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo, dato che non pioveva molto, siamo andati a passeggiare un po&#8217; per la citt\u00e0; abbiamo visto l&#8217;imponente torre \u201cSky Tower\u201d, abbiamo passeggiato per il parco Victoria, per la strada principale e per il porto. Il tempo non ci permise di fare molte altre cose ed in pi\u00f9 Rachele aveva un raffreddore tremendo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Original Clock\" width=\"885\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all 885w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a-768x576.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a-300x225.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=177 177w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=354 354w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=531 531w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=708 708w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC05415a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Di passaggio ci siamo fermati in un ufficio turistico, qui si chiama \u201ci-Site\u201d, per recuperare alcune informazioni sul paese, \u00e8 una cosa incredibile, qui l&#8217;ufficio turistico ha depliants, brochure di tutto ci\u00f2 che si pu\u00f2 visitare nel paese, cartine stradali, informazioni su campeggi, hotel e ostelli. \u00c8 la prima volta in vita nostra che vediamo un ufficio turistico tanto organizzato e tanto dedicato al turismo. Questi Kiwi sono proprio avanti<\/p>\n<p>Many Thanks Boris, Maria and Andrew for your hospitality, we hope to meet you somewhere one day<\/p>\n<p>Domani iniziano le nostre avventure alla scoperta del paese dei Kiwi con un amico molto speciale&#8230;&#8230;. non perdetevi il prossimo post<\/p>\n<h2>Coromandel<\/h2>\n<p>Iniziano le nostre avventure a bordo di Speedy. La prima cosa che abbiamo fatto \u00e8 stato andare ad un Pack&#8217;n Save, che \u00e8 una catena di supermercati di gran lunga i pi\u00f9 economici del paese, a fare un buona spesa. In pi\u00f9 ti regalano qualche centesimo di sconto sulla benzina in determinate stazioni di servizio.<\/p>\n<p>La nostra prima destinazione fu la penisola di <strong>Coromandel. <\/strong>Tra definire i dettagli del contratto con l&#8217;agenzia e fare la spesa, siamo partiti abbastanza tardi. Il tempo non era un granch\u00e9, pioveva ad intermittenza. Passando per la costa di <strong>Thames <\/strong>siamo arrivati alla cittadina di Coromandel. E&#8217; una cittadina molto piccolina e tranquilla, come del resto tutte qui in Nuova Zelanda, con varie case colorate. Qui come in tutta la Nuova Zelanda alle cinque chiude tutto e non si trova pi\u00f9 nulla di aperto, solo i supermercati. Verso sera ci siamo messi a cercare un posto dove poter parcheggiare e dormire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1435\" title=\"Coromandel\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Coromandel\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5987a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Per accampare ci sono diverse opzioni:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Accampare liberamente &#8211; \u00e8 la versione pi\u00f9 romantica ed \u00e8 anche quella che pu\u00f2 essere la pi\u00f9 cara. Dato che le persone non rispettavo l&#8217;ambiente, non si pu\u00f2 pi\u00f9 accampare liberamente e se lo fai ti puoi beccare una multa molto salata.<\/li>\n<li>Accampare nelle zone del DOC (Department of Conservation) \u2013 in quasi tutte le regioni ci sono zone per accampare che sono mantenute dal DOC. Questi campeggi o sono gratis o se si pagano sono molto economici ma non ti danno nulla c&#8217;\u00e8 solo un bagno ed a volte acqua.<\/li>\n<li>Accampare in camping privati. In questi camping sempre c&#8217;\u00e8 elettricit\u00e0, cucina, bagno ed acqua calda. I prezzi sono variabili, ed in questa stagione un po&#8217; pi\u00f9 bassi rispetto all&#8217;estate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>La prima notte siamo andati ad uno dei camping del DOC, un po&#8217; perch\u00e9 nella parte nord dell&#8217;isola nord non fa tanto freddo ed un po&#8217; per vedere come erano. Il camping si trova vicino la spiaggia di <strong>\u201cWaikawau Bay<\/strong>\u201d, ci si arriva attraverso una strada di sassi abbastanza buona. Eravamo gli unici in questo camping, non c&#8217;era nessuno nemmeno all&#8217;entrata; che peccato, non abbiamo potuto pagare&#8230;Tanto per cambiare ha piovuto tutta la notte e la mattina ci siamo svegliati con un po&#8217; di freddo. Con il fornello a gas, ci siamo fatti subito un t\u00e8 ed un caff\u00e8 caldo per riscaldarci. Una cosa che ci piace molto \u00e8 fermarci quando abbiamo voglia e farci un t\u00e8 od un caff\u00e8 dove e quando vogliamo.<\/p>\n<p>Siamo ritornati a Coromandel passando per un&#8217;altra strada lungo la costa, il panorama era bellissimo, si vedevano baie ed il bosco tutto bagnato.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1436\" title=\"Vista Coromandel\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Panorama Coromandel\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC5998a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1437\" title=\"Panoramic View Coromandel\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Panorama de Coromandel\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Coromandel, al posto di continuare per la costa abbiamo preso una strada di sassi in buone condizioni che si chiama <strong>\u201cRoad 309\u201d <\/strong>e ci siamo fermati a vedere la cascata \u201c<strong>Waiau Falls\u201d, <\/strong>a fare una passeggiata in un bosco in cui c&#8217;erano molti \u201cKauris\u201d che sono alberi il cui tronco \u00e8 di vari metri di diametro e siamo arrivati a <strong>Whitianga. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1438\" title=\"Waiau Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cascate Waiau\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6055a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1439\" title=\"Kauri\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Albero Kauri\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6063a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Da qui abbiamo seguito per la costa est della penisola fino ad una strada che si chiama <strong>Black Jack Road <\/strong>per poi arrivare ad una spiaggia che si chiama <strong>Otama Beach; <\/strong>abbiamo mangiato i nostri panini e per questa giornata fin\u00ec il bel tempo e si mise a piovere a dirotto.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1440\" title=\"Otama Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Spiaggia Otama\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6080a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Le altre spiagge belle che ci sono nella zona le abbiamo viste solo di passaggio; la <strong>Cathedral Cove<\/strong>, siamo riusciti a fotografarla in un momento di piet\u00e0 del tempo e quella di <strong>Hot Springs Beach, <\/strong>abbiamo potuto vederla solo dal campervan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1441 aligncenter\" title=\"Cathedral Cove\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cathedral Cove\" width=\"441\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a.jpg?strip=all 441w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a-199x300.jpg?strip=all 199w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=88 88w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=264 264w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6090a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=352 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alla sera siamo andati nuovamente ad uno dei camping del DOC vicino a <strong>Waihi<\/strong> anche questa volta eravamo gli unici nel camping. Da quando siamo arrivati la pioggia non ci d\u00e0 tregua, speriamo migliori nei prossimi giorni.<\/p>\n<h2>Hobbiton<\/h2>\n<p>Finalmente dopo tanta pioggia un po&#8217; di sole, come si dice:\u201dnon pu\u00f2 piovere per sempre\u201d. Per celebrare il sole siamo andati a fare colazione nella spiaggia di Waihi Beach. Ci siamo sgranchiti le gambe con una bella passeggiata in riva al mare approfittando del sole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1449\" title=\"Waihi Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Spiaggia Waihi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6096a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seguimmo il nostro itinerario verso l&#8217;interno dell&#8217;isola nord e la successiva fermata l&#8217;abbiamo fatta per soddisfare il lato \u201cfriki\u201d di G\u00e1bor. Siamo andati a Matamata dove si trova \u201cHobbiton\u201d, il posto dove girarono parte del film \u201cIl Signore degli Anelli\u201d. A Rachele non interessava molto la cosa, ed il prezzo era esageratamente caro decise per\u00f2 di regalare il tour di Hobbiton a G\u00e1bor come regalo di compleanno mentre lei rimase a prendere il sole nel furgone.<\/p>\n<p>Il tour dur\u00f2 pi\u00f9 o meno due ore, con una guida molto divertente che raccont\u00f2 molti retroscena del set. A G\u00e1bor piacque moltissimo camminare tra le case degli hobbits, vedere la casa di Bilbo, l&#8217;albero \u201cParty Tree\u201d, il lago, mettersi nelle casette degli hobbits etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1453\" title=\"Hobbiton\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Hobbiton\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6199a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1450\" title=\"Party Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Albero della festa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6136a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Si vedevano anche le case che hanno costruito per girare il nuovo film \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d. La verit\u00e0 \u00e8 l&#8217;area in cui girarono le scene di Hobbiton \u00e8 molto pi\u00f9 grande di ci\u00f2 che G\u00e1bor si aspettava; passeggi\u00f2 per un&#8217;ora intera e non ce la fece a vedere tutto. Un giorno fantastico, \u00e8 stato un tour incredibile. G\u00e1bor rientr\u00f2 con un sorriso che quasi si mangiava le orecchie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1452\" title=\"Hobbit House\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Casa degli hobbits\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6163a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1451\" title=\"Hobbiton\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Hobbiton\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6146_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lasciato Hobbiton ci siamo diretti alle terre vulcaniche dell&#8217;isola nord, la zona di Rotorua, ma questo ve lo racconteremo la prossima volta.<\/p>\n<h2>Rotorua, geyser nella citt\u00e0 ed il Parco Wai-O-Tapu<\/h2>\n<p>Rotorua \u00e8 una citt\u00e0 molto peculiare perch\u00e9 si trova in una zona con molta attivit\u00e0 geotermica. Questa \u00e8 la ragione per la quale puzza a uova marce, in realt\u00e0 \u00e8 l&#8217;odore a zolfo. Ci\u00f2 che pi\u00f9 ci \u00e8 piaciuto di Rotorua \u00e8 stato camminare per l&#8217;immenso parco <strong>Kairau<\/strong> situato nella citt\u00e0 stessa, in questo parco ci sono molti geyser naturali ed \u00e8 impressionante vedere le aree che sono state appena recintate perch\u00e9 si sta formando un altro geyser. Per noi \u00e8 stata una sensazione molto strana camminare per le strade della citt\u00e0 ed osservare che in molte parti della strada e dei marciapiedi esce fumo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1465\" title=\"Rotorua Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"lago di rotorua\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6266a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Siamo andati poi al lago Rotorua, dove abbiamo visto un fantastico tramonto e ci siamo diretti a Waikite Valley dove abbiamo dormito nel campeggio con le piscine termali. In questa zona del paese abbiamo visto molte altre zone in cui usciva fumo e molti altri geyser, qui ce ne sono da tutte le parti. All&#8217;arrivo al campeggio sapete come lo abbiamo riconosciuto?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1466\" title=\"Waikite Valley\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6294a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La mattina successiva abbiamo approfittato un bel po&#8217; delle sei piscine termali del campeggio e poi belli rilassati e contenti siamo andati a visitare il parco <strong>Wai-O-Tapu<\/strong> dove, come in tutto il territorio, ci sono geyser; tutto il parco \u00e8 in piena attivit\u00e0 geotermica e si possono osservare fiumi di acqua calda.<\/p>\n<p>Varie cose in questo parco ci sono piaciute e ci hanno impressionato: la Artist&#8217;s Palette, che \u00e8 un lago di acqua che bolle nel quale si sono formati dei cerchi in superficie che sono gialli, azzurri e verdi, sembra incredibile che madre natura possa creare queste cose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1467\" title=\"Artist's Palette\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6319a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Un&#8217;altra cosa che ci lasci\u00f2 a bocca aperta \u00e8 stata la Champagne Pool che con il suo colore arancione forte ci ha sorpreso ed incantato.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1468\" title=\"Champagne Pool\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6324a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il Devil&#8217;s Bath in cui l&#8217;acqua \u00e8 di un verde fluorescente che sembra acqua che viene da un altro pianeta, e per ultimo ma non per questo meno importante, il lago Ngakoro Waterfalls con il suo fantastico panorama.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1473\" title=\"Devil's Bath\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all 957w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a-300x208.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=191 191w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=382 382w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=574 574w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=765 765w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_waitapo2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Terminata la visita del parco siamo andati a vedere la Mud Pool che \u00e8 un lago con fango che bolle, un&#8217;altra cosa un po&#8217; particolare che sembra impossibile che sia stata creata dalla natura.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1469\" title=\"Mud Pools\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6488a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il pomeriggio a bordo di Speedy ci siamo diretti a Taupo per vedere il lago Taupo, per la strada ci siamo fermati alla cascata di <strong>Huka Falls<\/strong>, che \u00e8 la pi\u00f9 conosciuta in Nuova Zelanda perch\u00e9 \u00e8 quella che carica pi\u00f9 acqua; pensate che ogni secondo cadono 250 mila litri di acqua. Inutile dire che con la forza di questa cascata generano un sacco di energia idroelettrica. \u00c8 impressionante vedere l&#8217;acqua cadere e vedere i vortici la corrente crea nell&#8217;acqua, in pi\u00f9 l&#8217;acqua in questo punto \u00e8 di un azzurro intenso.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1470\" title=\"Huka Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"cascate huka\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6513a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1471\" title=\"Huka Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cascate Huka\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6533a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il lago <strong>Taupo<\/strong> \u00e8 il lago pi\u00f9 grande di tutta l&#8217;Australasia, da qui abbiamo visto un altro tramonto. La verit\u00e0 \u00e8 che non ci stanchiamo mai di vedere i tramonti, ogni giorno \u00e8 qualche cosa di magico.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1472\" title=\"Sunset in Taupo Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Tramonto nel lago taupo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR-300x193.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR-80x50.jpg?strip=all 80w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6560_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Un&#8217;altra volta con Speedy ci siamo messi in strada per trovare un posto dove poter dormire, l&#8217;idea era andare in campeggio del DOC che si trova dopo <strong>Turangi<\/strong>. Una volta arrivati li, quando abbiamo visto il posto e siamo scappati. Ci fece un po&#8217; di timore perch\u00e9 era nel mezzo di un bosco molto lontano da tutto e sopratutto a Rachele non le fece buona impressione. Meno male che ce ne andammo perch\u00e9 cos\u00ec arrivammo al camping di una signora molto gentile e simpatica che ci aiut\u00f2 moltissimo&#8230; questo per\u00f2 lo leggerete nel prossimo post.<\/p>\n<h2>Il favoloso Parco Tongariro<\/h2>\n<p>Terminammo l&#8217;ultimo post con l&#8217;arrivo a Turangi, dove nel camping avevamo conosciuto una signora molto simpatica che ci aiut\u00f2 a organizzare il giorno successivo al parco Tongariro. Avevamo letto online che il <strong>Tongariro Alpine Crossing<\/strong>, probabilmente il trekking pi\u00f9 popolare in NZ, in inverno si pu\u00f2 fare solo con guida e attrezzatura speciale per neve, ghiaccio e rischio valanghe. La signora ci disse che erano due settimane che non nevicava e che il rischio valanghe era minimo, confermato anche dai cartelli del parco. Ci consigli\u00f2 di iniziare la camminata dal punto in cui normalmente finisce, cos\u00ec nel caso di maltempo saremmo potuti tornare indietro senza problemi. Noi, comunque, saremmo rientrati al punto di partenza per evitare il costo del bus che porta da un punto all&#8217;altro.<\/p>\n<p>Dato che la mattina ha l&#8217;oro in bocca, alle sei ci svegliammo un po&#8217; nervosi per l&#8217;incertezza, pronti per l&#8217;avventura che G\u00e1bor aspettava da tempo. Alle 7.30 stavamo gi\u00e0 camminando, con il cielo leggermente nuvoloso. Dopo la prima parte nel bosco, il paesaggio cambi\u00f2 in arbusti bassi di colore giallo, marrone e rosso, con lo sfondo del lago Rotoaira e, pi\u00f9 in alto, il lago Taupo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1510\" title=\"Tongariro National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"parco nazionale tongariro\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6584a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1517\" title=\"Lakes Rotoaria and Taupo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"lago rotoaria e lago taupo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a-300x116.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro8a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arrivati al rifugio Ketetahi Hut, incontrammo un ragazzo inglese che ci spieg\u00f2 che c&#8217;era poca neve nella parte pi\u00f9 difficile del trekking e che, con attenzione, si poteva raggiungere il Cratere Rosso, il punto pi\u00f9 alto del Tongariro Alpine Crossing. La vegetazione lasci\u00f2 spazio alla terra arida e marrone scuro, simile a Mordor nel Signore degli Anelli, con alcune zone ancora coperte di neve.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1512\" title=\"Parque Nacional Tongariro\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"parco nazionale tongariro\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6609a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1511\" title=\"Tongariro Alpine Crossing\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6599a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nel sentiero c&#8217;era poca neve fino al Cratere Centrale, dove tutto era bianco e il Lago Azzurro era congelato. Quando arrivammo, le nuvole erano quasi scomparse e il panorama del cratere e delle montagne innevate era spettacolare. L&#8217;unica zona senza neve era il Cratere Rosso, un vulcano attivo dal quale sale fumo, con dietro il Monte Ngauruhoe, il Mount Doom del film.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1513\" title=\"Tongariro Landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"paesaggio tongariro\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6625a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ci restava la parte pi\u00f9 difficile: attraversare il Cratere Centrale coperto di neve fino agli \u201cEmerald Lakes\u201d e poi salire al Cratere Rosso. Lo strato di neve era sottile e congelato, quindi camminabile. L&#8217;ascesa al Cratere Rosso era pendente, ma gestibile. Solo una piccola zona di neve richiedeva di aggirarla.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1515\" title=\"Red Crater\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"cratere rosso\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6703a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In cima ci attendeva una ricompensa grandiosa: dietro di noi il Cratere Centrale, sulla sinistra il Cratere Rosso con il fumo e davanti il Mount Doom. Faceva freddo, ma eravamo felici; G\u00e1bor camminava quasi sospeso dall&#8217;entusiasmo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1514\" title=\"Mount Doom\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6691a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1516\" title=\"Mount Ngauruhoe\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"montagna Ngauruhoe\" width=\"1000\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a-300x116.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_tongariro4a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Siamo scesi dall&#8217;altro lato per vedere il monte da vicino e contemplare le montagne innevate. Arrivati al parcheggio eravamo stanchissimi ma felici per la fortuna avuta. La signora del campeggio not\u00f2 subito la soddisfazione sulla faccia di G\u00e1bor. Ancora prestino, siamo andati a vedere le cascate \u201cTawhai Falls\u201d, Whakapapa Village e le piste da sci, ammirando sempre il Monte Ngauruhoe. Il giorno seguente avremmo scoperto quanto eravamo stati fortunati, con tutto coperto dalle nuvole e le montagne invisibili.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heymondo.it\/?utm_medium=Afiliado&#038;utm_source=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;utm_campaign=PRINCIPAL&#038;cod_descuento=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;ag_campaign=INPUT&#038;agencia=jDuMy7mZ855ftHzdxJ87HqQpmNjAkWLQibVSPKsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noindex\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Seguro Heymondo Surfing the Planet en Italia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-300x62.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-1024x212.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-768x159.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>L&#8217;incredibile Wanganui River Road e Wellington<\/h2>\n<p>Il fiume Whanganui \u00e8 un corso d&#8217;acqua molto grande situato nell&#8217;isola nord della Nuova Zelanda. Qui si possono praticare attivit\u00e0 come kayak, canoa o escursioni in barca, ma poich\u00e9 sono costose e fuori dal nostro budget, ci siamo limitati ad ammirarlo. La particolarit\u00e0 di questo fiume \u00e8 che \u00e8 racchiuso da sponde molto alte e circondato da montagne ricoperte di vegetazione rigogliosa, un paesaggio mai visto prima. Abbiamo percorso la <strong>Whanganui River Road<\/strong> lungo circa 80 km, da Wanganui fino a Pipiriki, ma l&#8217;abbiamo fatta in senso inverso.<\/p>\n<p>La parte pi\u00f9 suggestiva si trova tra Pipiriki e Jerusalem, dove il fiume mostra tutta la sua imponenza: le pareti alte, la vegetazione e l\u2019acqua verde intenso ricordano alcune scene del \u201cSignore degli Anelli\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1524\" title=\"fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6921a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1525\" title=\"Panorama fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Panorama fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"441\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a.jpg?strip=all 441w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a-199x300.jpg?strip=all 199w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=88 88w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=264 264w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6925a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=352 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sono 80 km di pura bellezza: ogni pochi metri viene voglia di fermarsi per fotografare e contemplare il paesaggio.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1527\" title=\"paesaggio del fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"paesaggio del fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6968a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ci siamo fermati a mangiare in un&#8217;area di sosta e abbiamo conosciuto un viaggiatore di Nelson che ci ha dato consigli su cosa vedere nell&#8217;isola sud. Successivamente abbiamo visitato il centro di Wanganui e ci siamo diretti a Wellington.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1526\" title=\"pranzo nel fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"pranzo nel fiume Whanganui | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6945a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;ultimo giorno nell&#8217;isola nord siamo andati a <strong>Upper Hutt<\/strong>, al Parco Kaitoke, dove si trova Rivendell nel film del \u201cSignore degli Anelli\u201d. Non rimane nulla del set, ma il bosco fitto e il fiume rendono il luogo molto suggestivo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1528\" title=\"Paesaggio di Rivendell a Wellington | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Paesaggio di Rivendell a Wellington | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC6983a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dopo quattro giorni di bel tempo, inizi\u00f2 a piovere di nuovo. Abbiamo pranzato all&#8217;interno di Speedy per riscaldarci e siamo andati a visitare la capitale. Non c&#8217;\u00e8 molto da vedere, ma siamo saliti al punto panoramico sul monte Victoria per una vista sulla citt\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1529\" title=\"Panorama Wellington | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Panorama Wellington | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7007a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Con questo termina la nostra avventura nell&#8217;isola nord della Nuova Zelanda. Domani ci sposteremo sull&#8217;isola sud.<\/p>\n<h2>L&#8217;isola Sud: Il Parco Naturale Abel Tasman, Takaka ed il Buller River<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Picton<\/strong> \u00e8 la citt\u00e1 dell&#8217;isola sud della Nuova Zelanda dove arrivano i traghetti da Wellington. Alle 8 del mattino siamo partiti con Speedy dal porto di Wellington, con biglietto acquistato tramite la compagnia Bluebridge, la pi\u00f9 economica. Dopo tre ore e mezza di navigazione siamo arrivati a Picton. Il tragitto \u00e8 molto bello, attraversando fiordi e vegetazione spettacolare. Appena arrivati abbiamo deciso di percorrere subito la <strong>Queen Charlotte Road<\/strong>, una strada panoramica che mostra tutte le baie fino a <strong>Havelock<\/strong>. \u00c8 una strada di montagna con molte curve, tipica dell&#8217;isola sud, ma molto scenografica; qui si incontrano molti pi\u00f9 campervan rispetto all&#8217;isola nord.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1537\" title=\"fiordi neozelandesi, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"fiordi neozelandesi, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7029a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proseguendo verso Nelson e poi Richmond, dove comprammo una pizza da Domino&#8217;s per 5 dollari NZ, siamo arrivati a <strong>Motueka<\/strong>. Qui ci siamo fermati in un i-Site per avere informazioni sul <strong>Parco Abel Tasman<\/strong>. Con Speedy abbiamo raggiunto <strong>Marahau<\/strong>, punto di partenza delle escursioni in barca verso il parco. Abbiamo acquistato i biglietti per il giorno successivo e ci siamo fermati alle spiagge <strong>Kaiteriteri<\/strong> e Piccola Kaiteriteri, pernottando in un camping economico. Per cena abbiamo provato l\u2019agnello neozelandese.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1538\" title=\"spiaggia piccola Kaiteriteri, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"spiaggia piccola Kaiteriteri, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7062a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nonostante le previsioni di pioggia, la giornata si \u00e8 rivelata asciutta. Con la barca Aquataxi siamo arrivati a <strong>Bark Bay<\/strong>. Il mare era mosso, ma il capitano della barca era tranquillo. Lungo il percorso abbiamo visto la <strong>Mela Rotta<\/strong> (Split Apple), una roccia caduta in mare e divisa in due met\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1539\" title=\"Split Apple, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Split Apple, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7071a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proseguendo fino ad <strong>Anchorage<\/strong> e poi Bark Bay, \u00e8 iniziato il trekking nel Parco Naturale Abel Tasman, il pi\u00f9 piccolo e visitato della Nuova Zelanda. La camminata \u00e8 facile e permette di vedere numerose cale con spiagge dorate; lungo il percorso si sente anche un uccello che ricorda il suono di un orologio a cuc\u00f9.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1540\" title=\"Paesaggio, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Paesaggio, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Da Bark Bay fino a Marahau abbiamo impiegato circa 6 ore. Il tratto pi\u00f9 bello \u00e8 stato da Bark Bay ad Anchorage Bay, mentre l&#8217;ultima parte fino a Marahau attraversa prevalentemente il bosco. Per raggiungere Anchorage Bay abbiamo preso una scorciatoia su una spiaggia che normalmente si inonda con la marea alta, attraversando acqua gelida fino alle caviglie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1542\" title=\"Trekking, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Trekking, Abel Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7144a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dopo il trekking abbiamo proseguito verso <strong>Takaka<\/strong>, dove abbiamo dormito. Il giorno successivo siamo andati a vedere le <strong>Pupu Springs<\/strong>, sorgenti di acqua fredda cristallina che raggiungono una profondit\u00e0 di 60 metri, paragonata alla purezza dell&#8217;acqua antartica.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1545\" title=\"Pupu Springs | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Pupu Springs | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7221a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seguendo la costa ovest, abbiamo percorso la strada lungo il <strong>Buller River<\/strong> e ci siamo fermati allo <strong>Swing Bridge<\/strong>, un ponte sospeso sopra il fiume che dondola. Molto divertente, ma sconsigliato a chi soffre di vertigini.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1546\" title=\"Buller River | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Buller River | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera.jpg?strip=all 498w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera-225x300.jpg?strip=all 225w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=99 99w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=298 298w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bullera.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=398 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rocce e Ghiacciai nella costa ovest<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Westport<\/strong> ci ha accolto quando il sole era ormai sparito. La scelta per il pernottamento era limitata: niente camping del DOC e solo due campeggi piuttosto costosi. Abbiamo scelto quello pi\u00f9 vicino a <strong>Cape Foulwind<\/strong>, dove saremmo andati il giorno successivo. Almeno abbiamo potuto approfittare di internet a pagamento per aggiornare il blog.<\/p>\n<p>Al <strong>Cape Foulwind<\/strong> c&#8217;\u00e8 un faro e il paesaggio roccioso sul mare \u00e8 suggestivo. La vera attrazione \u00e8 la colonia di foche a <strong>Tauranga Bay<\/strong>. Le abbiamo viste in piena attivit\u00e0, molto diverse dai leoni marini che avevamo incontrato finora, e ci hanno divertito parecchio.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1567\" title=\"foche a Tauranga Bay | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"foche a Tauranga Bay | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas-300x144.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/focas.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Salutate le foche, ci siamo diretti a <strong>Punakaiki<\/strong> per vedere le famose <strong>Pancake Rocks<\/strong>. Queste rocce prendono il nome perch\u00e9 dovrebbero ricordare i pancake; a noi la somiglianza non \u00e8 sembrata evidente, ma restano comunque un panorama interessante.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1560\" title=\"Pancake Rocks | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Pancake Rocks | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7353a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1562\" title=\"costa ovest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"costa ovest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7374a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo pranzato su una bella spiaggia, anche se i \u201csandfly\u201d, le zanzare della zona, ci hanno infastidito parecchio. Fa parte del gioco, e il panorama ripaga ogni puntura.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1561\" title=\"pranzo in spiaggia costa ovest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"pranzo in spiaggia costa ovest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7362a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo proseguito fino al camping del DOC scelto per la notte, facendo prima una sosta a <strong>Hotikika<\/strong> per visitare il piccolo centro e la spiaggia. Al camping finalmente non eravamo soli: la prima volta in un DOC con altre persone!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1563\" title=\"Hotitika | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Hotitika | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7386a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ghiacciai ci aspettavano: prima il <strong>Franz Josef<\/strong>, dal nome dell&#8217;imperatore austro-ungarico. Speedy era emozionatissimo e voleva correre, ma dovevamo tenerlo sotto controllo. Il ghiacciaio era visibile da circa 500 metri; qui abbiamo incontrato Sol e Le\u00f3n, una coppia di spagnoli in vacanza.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1564\" title=\"ghiacciao Franz Josef | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"ghiacciao Franz Josef | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7438_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Con il <strong>Fox Glacier<\/strong> siamo stati pi\u00f9 fortunati: siamo arrivati a circa 200 metri di distanza. I ghiacciai sono impressionanti, ma pi\u00f9 che da loro siamo rimasti affascinati dalla valle circostante, con montagne altissime e vegetazione rigogliosa. Ogni angolo \u00e8 uno spettacolo per gli occhi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1566\" title=\"ghiacciaio Fox | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"ghiacciaio Fox | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa-768x505.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7467_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1565\" title=\"valle nel ghiacciao Fox | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"valle nel ghiacciao Fox | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa-300x188.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa-80x50.jpg?strip=all 80w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7458_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;ultima tappa della West Coast \u00e8 stata <strong>Lake Matheson<\/strong>, famoso per il riflesso del Monte Cook. La giornata era nuvolosa e il riflesso lo abbiamo visto solo sulle cartoline. Attraversando il passo di Haast ci ha accolto una pioggia torrenziale, cos\u00ec ci siamo fermati al primo camping disponibile, sperando che i laghi del sud ci regalino un po\u2019 di sole.<\/p>\n<h2>Queenstown e Glenorchy&#8230;.. una zona tutta da scoprire!<\/h2>\n<p>Dopo una notte di pioggia incessante, durante la quale era quasi una sfida uscire per andare al bagno, ci siamo svegliati nel camping del DOC di <strong>Cameron Flat<\/strong>. Il paesaggio del fiume e delle montagne era rilassante e suggestivo, un bel risveglio dopo una notte movimentata.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1578\" title=\"Cameron Flat | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cameron Flat | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7496a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proseguendo verso <strong>Wanaka<\/strong> le nuvole si sono diradate e il sole \u00e8 apparso lentamente. Abbiamo costeggiato il <strong>lago Wanaka<\/strong> e il <strong>lago Hawea<\/strong>, fermandoci in alcuni punti panoramici. Dal punto di osservazione si vede normalmente il <strong>Mount Aspiring<\/strong>, la montagna pi\u00f9 alta del paese, ma quella mattina era nascosto dalle nuvole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1579\" title=\"paesaggio in nuova zelanda | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"paesaggio in nuova zelanda | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7545a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580\" title=\"Stupendo paesaggio | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Stupendo paesaggio | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7567a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dopo una sosta per fare rifornimento al supermercato di Wanaka, ci siamo diretti a <strong>Queenstown<\/strong> tramite la <strong>Crown Range Road<\/strong>, la strada pi\u00f9 alta del paese. Dalla parte pi\u00f9 alta si apre un panorama straordinario della valle di Arrow e delle montagne <em>Remarkables<\/em>. Abbiamo mangiato all\u2019interno del campervan, al freddo, prima di scendere verso <strong>Arrowtown<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1581\" title=\"pranzo tra le montagne neozelandesi | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"pranzo tra le montagne neozelandesi | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7601a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1582\" title=\"Arrow Valley | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Arrow Valley | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7658_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrowtown<\/strong> conserva edifici del XIX secolo, con un&#8217;atmosfera da far west. Dopo la visita siamo ripartiti verso <strong>Queenstown<\/strong>, capitale degli sport d\u2019avventura. Per chi ha visto la Patagonia, la citt\u00e0 ricorda Bariloche in stile kiwi: montagne innevate intorno e al centro il <strong>lago Wakatipu<\/strong>. Abbiamo dormito in un camping del DOC sulle sponde del lago, a Twelve Mile Delta, uno dei pi\u00f9 belli fino a quel momento.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1586\" title=\"iniziare la giornata a Queenstown | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"iniziare la giornata a Queenstown | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"590\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta.jpg?strip=all 590w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta-267x300.jpg?strip=all 267w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=118 118w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=354 354w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/delta.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=472 472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il giorno seguente ci siamo diretti a <strong>Glenorchy<\/strong>. La strada che porta l\u00ec \u00e8 considerata tra le pi\u00f9 belle della Nuova Zelanda. Le nuvole basse tra le montagne creavano un effetto quasi mistico.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1583\" title=\"strada Queenstown a Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"strada Queenstown a Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7781a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Glenorchy \u00e8 un villaggio tranquillo. Con il sole che illuminava le montagne innevate riflesse nel lago, lo scenario era davvero affascinante.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1584\" title=\"Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7784a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1585\" title=\"lago di Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"lago di Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7788a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Da curiosi, abbiamo proseguito lungo la strada che costeggia il lago fino alla <strong>Paradise Road<\/strong>. Appena entrati, il panorama sembrava un paradiso: cielo azzurro, campi verdi e gialli, boschi e montagne sullo sfondo. Non sorprende che molte scene del <em>Signore degli Anelli<\/em> siano state girate qui; i tour sono costosi, ma la bellezza del luogo li giustifica.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1587 size-full\" title=\"Paradise Road a Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Paradise Road a Glenorchy | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"506\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise.jpg?strip=all 506w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise-229x300.jpg?strip=all 229w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=101 101w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=303 303w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paradise.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=404 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dopo alcune ore a Paradise Road siamo rientrati a Queenstown, dove ci siamo concessi un hamburger da Ferburger&#8217;s. Semplice ma abbondante. Subito dopo ci siamo messi in marcia verso la <strong>South Scenic Route<\/strong> in direzione <strong>Te Anau<\/strong>, pronti per i fiordi.<\/p>\n<h2>Milford Sound, nella terra dei Fiordi<\/h2>\n<p>La strada da <strong>Te Anau<\/strong> a <strong>Milford Sound<\/strong>, il fiordo pi\u00f9 famoso della Nuova Zelanda, si chiama <strong>Milford Road<\/strong>. Attraversa paesaggi alpini spettacolari. In inverno pu\u00f2 essere problematica per neve o ghiaccio, ma in generale \u00e8 una normale strada di montagna che richiede solo attenzione. Noi siamo stati fortunati: nessuna neve n\u00e9 ghiaccio, un inverno meno rigido del solito.<\/p>\n<p>Durante il percorso ci sono molti punti panoramici e sentieri. Ci siamo fermati ai <strong>Mirror Lakes<\/strong>, dove le montagne si riflettono nell\u2019acqua, e al lago <strong>Lake Gunn<\/strong>, dove abbiamo esplorato il campeggio del DOC per vedere com\u2019era.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1617\" title=\"Mirror Lakes, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Mirror Lakes, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7949a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Successivamente abbiamo imboccato la <strong>Hollyford Road<\/strong> con l\u2019intenzione di fare un trekking di tre ore fino al <strong>Lake Marion<\/strong>. La prima parte passava vicino a un fiume e a una cascata, ma il sentiero era poco curato con molti alberi caduti. Arrivati a un punto segnalato come soggetto a frane, con il cielo nuvoloso, abbiamo deciso di tornare indietro. Appena arrivati al campervan, ha iniziato a piovere. Pi\u00f9 tardi, con la pioggia cessata e la pancia piena, abbiamo proseguito sulla Hollyford Road fino al sentiero delle <strong>Humboldt Falls<\/strong>, la cascata pi\u00f9 alta che abbiamo visto in Nuova Zelanda, prima di fermarci a dormire nel campeggio vicino al lago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1618\" title=\"Milford Road, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Milford Road, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa-300x198.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7964_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo ci siamo alzati presto per l\u2019escursione in barca a <strong>Milford Sound<\/strong>. Le prime ore sono pi\u00f9 economiche, prima dell\u2019arrivo dei tour di massa. Abbiamo fatto colazione con vista sulle montagne innevate, passato l\u2019<strong>Homer Tunnel<\/strong> e sceso fino al fiordo lungo una strada piena di tornanti. L\u2019escursione di due ore ci ha permesso di vedere da vicino l\u2019imponente <strong>Mitre Peak<\/strong>, simbolo del paese e una delle montagne che emergono dall\u2019acqua pi\u00f9 alte del mondo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1625\" title=\"Mitre Peak, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Mitre Peak, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1-768x506.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1-300x198.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8039_HDRa1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La navigazione tra montagne alte e scoscese \u00e8 stata suggestiva. Abbiamo visto cascate spettacolari, alcune cos\u00ec vicine da bagnarci nonostante i giubbotti impermeabili forniti.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1624\" title=\"Panorama Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Panorama Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda-300x143.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pano_milforda.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1620\" title=\"Sound Falls, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Sound Falls, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8104a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Siamo arrivati fino al <strong>mare di Tasman<\/strong>, avvistando molte foche e due pinguini, endemici del fiordo. Vedere i pinguini \u00e8 stato un momento speciale, l\u2019ultima volta li avevamo incontrati nel Canale Beagle a Ushuaia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1623\" title=\"Foca e pinguino nel Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Foca e pinguino nel Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin-300x152.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/foka_pinguin.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In barca abbiamo incontrato una coppia di spagnoli residenti in Australia e fatto due chiacchiere. Alla fine dell\u2019escursione siamo andati in un punto panoramico per osservare meglio il Mitre Peak. Durante il ritorno a Te Anau, prima dell\u2019Homer Tunnel, siamo stati distratti da un pappagallo Kea che interagiva con un turista: alla fine abbiamo fotografato l\u2019uccello invece delle montagne.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1621\" title=\"Kea uccello, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Kea uccello, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8331a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ultima sosta sulla Milford Road \u00e8 stata in una valle dopo l\u2019Homer Tunnel, con enormi rocce nere che impressionano per dimensioni e forma.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1622\" title=\"Homer Tunnel, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Homer Tunnel, Milford Sound | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8361_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prima di arrivare al campeggio del DOC vicino al <strong>Lake Monowai<\/strong>, ci siamo fermati per un caff\u00e8 al <strong>Lake Manapouri<\/strong>. Al campeggio abbiamo incontrato una coppia di inglesi provenienti dall\u2019Australia che ci hanno parlato dei costi altissimi del loro paese\u2026 ci siamo sentiti sollevati pensando che la Nuova Zelanda, pur cara, non fosse ancora cos\u00ec estrema per il nostro budget.<\/p>\n<h2>La Southern Scenic Route, alla ricerca di balene, delfini e pinguini<\/h2>\n<p>Ci siamo svegliati, fatto colazione e fatto una passeggiata al <strong>Lake Monowai<\/strong>. \u00c8 una camminata breve di mezz&#8217;ora, giusta per svegliarsi. Salutati i nostri amici inglesi, ci siamo diretti al <strong>Lake Hauroko<\/strong>, la cui immagine ci aveva attratto perch\u00e9 ricordava a Rachele il film Stand by Me. La strada per il lago attraversa enormi campi verdi e il lago, circondato da montagne, merita davvero una visita.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1638\" title=\"Lago Hauroko | Viaggio Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Lago Hauroko | Viaggio Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8433a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo messo in moto Speedy e ci siamo fermati al <strong>McCrakens Rest<\/strong>, dove abbiamo pranzato al sole, scrutando il mare nella speranza di vedere balene o delfini. Non ci sono riusciti, ma abbiamo conosciuto un ragazzo tedesco che viaggiava da solo con una super furgo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1639\" title=\"McCrakens Rest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"McCrakens Rest | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8486a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proseguendo verso Invercargill, ci siamo fermati alla <strong>Monkey Island<\/strong>, una piccola isola accessibile solo con la bassa marea e legata a una leggenda dei Kiwi. Prima di arrivare al campeggio, abbiamo visitato <strong>Bluff<\/strong>, la citt\u00e0 pi\u00f9 a sud della Nuova Zelanda, osservando lo Stirling Point con i cartelli delle distanze e salendo sulla Bluff Hill per il tramonto.<\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo siamo andati al PackN&#8217;Save di <strong>Invercargill<\/strong>, il supermercato pi\u00f9 economico della zona, per fare scorta di prodotti Budget, e poi ci siamo immersi nella zona di <strong>The Catlins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Nei <strong>The Catlins<\/strong> ci sono boschi, cascate e paesaggi incredibili. Ci siamo fermati al <strong>Waipapa Point<\/strong>, dove si possono vedere leoni marini e pinguini, e visitare il faro costruito in memoria delle vittime di un disastro navale del 1881. Le foche le abbiamo viste; i pinguini invece rientrano al tramonto dopo la pesca, quindi la nostra fortuna con loro \u00e8 stata limitata. In compenso, abbiamo apprezzato i simpatici cartelli che segnalano la loro presenza.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1637\" title=\"Cartello stradale attenzione pinguini | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cartello stradale attenzione pinguini | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC7377a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo proseguito fino al <strong>Slope Point<\/strong>, il punto pi\u00f9 a sud del paese, da cui si vede chiaramente Stewart Island.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1640\" title=\"Slope Point | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Slope Point | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8598a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Curio Bay<\/strong> non abbiamo incontrato pinguini, ma la baia offre foglie pietrificate della foresta sommersa dal mare. Ci siamo fermati alle <strong>McLean Falls<\/strong>, la sola vista delle cascate \u00e8 rilassante.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1641\" title=\"Cascate McLean nei Catlins | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cascate McLean nei Catlins | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa-300x198.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8660_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo scoperto che il campeggio del DOC dove avremmo dormito era vicino al <strong>Nugget Point<\/strong> e alla <strong>Roaring Bay<\/strong>, dove si possono osservare i pinguini Yellow Eye nascondendosi in una casetta. Arrivati al tramonto, ci siamo nascosti e in pochi minuti siamo riusciti a vedere uno dei rari pinguini dagli occhi gialli.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1642\" title=\"Pinguino occhio giallo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Pinguino occhio giallo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"999\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all 999w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=199 199w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=399 399w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=599 599w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=799 799w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8676ada.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Per concludere la giornata, ci siamo fermati al <strong>Nugget Point<\/strong>, famoso per le rocce a forma di pepite. La notte abbiamo dormito al campeggio DOC nella baia di Purakauni, con il rumore del mare come ninna nanna, svegliandoci con un panorama incredibile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1643\" title=\"Alba in spiaggia | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Alba in spiaggia | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8737a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ultimo giorno nella Southern Scenic Route e nei The Catlins abbiamo visitato le <strong>Purakaunui Falls<\/strong>, le cascate pi\u00f9 belle della zona, dove l\u2019acqua scende a pi\u00f9 livelli creando un effetto unico.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1644\" title=\"Cascate Purakaunui Falls, nei Catlins | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cascate Purakaunui Falls, nei Catlins | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8758_HDRa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proseguendo verso <strong>Dunedin<\/strong> e la <strong>Otago Peninsula<\/strong>, abbiamo trovato la spiaggia di <strong>Sandyfly Bay<\/strong>, dove i leoni marini si riposano e al tramonto arrivano i pinguini. L\u2019incontro con un viaggiatore uruguaiano ci ha permesso di chiacchierare in spagnolo e ascoltare le sue esperienze.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1645\" title=\"Citt\u00e1 di Dunedin | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Citt\u00e1 di Dunedin | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC8856a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ci aspettavano poi il Monte Cook e i laghi Tekapo e Pukaki, la parte pi\u00f9 spettacolare del paese, sperando di avere fortuna con il tempo.<\/p>\n<h2>Il maestuoso Mount Cook<\/h2>\n<p>Dopo una notte al campeggio DOC vicino a Herbert, ci siamo diretti a <strong>Moeraki<\/strong> sulla costa est. Qui si trovano le famose Moeraki Boulders, grandi pietre sferiche sulla spiaggia. Purtroppo abbiamo potuto ammirarle solo di sfuggita perch\u00e9 pioveva molto.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1667\" title=\"Moeraki Boulders | Viaggio Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Moeraki Boulders | Viaggio Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8882a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ci siamo fermati a <strong>Omarau<\/strong> dove c\u2019\u00e8 una colonia di pinguini azzurri, ma erano in mare a pescare. Lasciamo la costa per dirigersi verso l\u2019interno passando per <strong>Waitaki<\/strong>, famosa per le sue presse. Arrivati a <strong>Omarama<\/strong> abbiamo confermato le previsioni: pioggia per i prossimi 2-3 giorni. Alle due del pomeriggio eravamo gi\u00e0 al campeggio, sfruttando il tempo per scrivere il blog e organizzare l\u2019itinerario in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo, nonostante il tempo non migliore, siamo riusciti a visitare i <strong>Clay Cliffs<\/strong>, formazioni rocciose spettacolari, con le montagne innevate sullo sfondo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1668\" title=\"Clay Cliffs a Omarau | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Clay Cliffs a Omarau | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC8935a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1669\" title=\"Paesaggio innevato della Nuova Zelanda | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Paesaggio innevato della Nuova Zelanda | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9038a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dal <strong>lago Pukaki<\/strong> si dovrebbero vedere le Alpi e il Monte Cook, ma quel giorno il cielo era coperto. Arrivammo presto al campeggio del <strong>lago Tekapo<\/strong>, scegliendo una piazzola con vista lago, cos\u00ec almeno il pomeriggio avevamo qualcosa di bello da guardare.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1670\" title=\"Lake Tekapo innevato e ghiacciato | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Lake Tekapo innevato e ghiacciato | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9098a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo ci siamo spostati a <strong>Fairlie<\/strong>, dove abbiamo trovato internet gratuito e illimitato, perfino per fare una chiamata su Skype a casa.<\/p>\n<p>Dopo tre giorni di maltempo, finalmente il sole \u00e8 tornato. Siamo andati all\u2019osservatorio vicino al lago Pukaki e poi al <strong>Parco Naturale Aoraki\/Mount Cook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1672\" title=\"Lake Tekapo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Lake Tekapo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1-300x148.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9153a_1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1671\" title=\"G\u00e1bor nel Lake Tekapo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"G\u00e1bor nel Lake Tekapo | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9152a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nonostante le nuvole, abbiamo iniziato la passeggiata verso il <strong>lago Hooker<\/strong>. Il percorso attraversa boschi, montagne innevate e un fiume da guadare due volte. Le punte del Mount Cook, alto 3.850 metri, si intravedevano appena. Abbiamo aspettato un po\u2019 ma nulla.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1673\" title=\"Lake Hooker innevato | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Lake Hooker innevato | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9255a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Da lontano abbiamo osservato le valanghe in alta quota. Rientrati al campeggio DOC, il freddo ci ha spinti a visitare un campeggio a pagamento: non c\u2019era nessuno, solo un cartello con prezzi e orari, ma abbiamo approfittato per una doccia calda e poi siamo tornati al DOC. Durante la notte il cielo si \u00e8 aperto: un tappeto di stelle come in una cupola, quasi a scorgere la curvatura della Terra.<\/p>\n<p>Il giorno successivo abbiamo rifatto la passeggiata verso il lago, attraversando il secondo ponte: le due vette del Mount Cook si riflettevano perfettamente nel lago. Abbiamo passato circa un\u2019ora a giocare con le pietre e osservare come sparivano nel ghiaccio fino al fondo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1674\" title=\"Paesaggio montagne innevate | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Paesaggio montagne innevate | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9357_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1675\" title=\"Mount Cook ed il lago | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Mount Cook ed il lago | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9484_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Felici di aver visto l\u2019ultima attrazione desiderata in Nuova Zelanda, abbiamo fatto una tappa al <strong>lago e ghiacciaio del Mount Tasman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1676\" title=\"Lake Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Lake Tasman | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR-300x197.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9635_HDR.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo concluso la giornata al lago Pukaki, osservando il tramonto e il riflesso delle Alpi e del Mount Cook, con il cielo dipinto di rosa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1677\" title=\"Tramonto nel Mount Cook | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Tramonto nel Mount Cook | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1-300x179.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9678_HDR1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1678\" title=\"Riflesso del Mount Cook nel lago | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Riflesso del Mount Cook nel lago | Viaggio in Nuova Zelanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1-768x296.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1-300x116.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pano_cook11a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il campeggio DOC era chiuso per allagamento, quindi abbiamo dormito a Fairlie con internet gratis.<\/p>\n<h2>Christchurch, Goodbye New Zealand!<\/h2>\n<p>L\u2019ultimo giorno completo, prima di arrivare a <strong>Christchurch<\/strong> e lasciare Speedy, lo abbiamo trascorso percorrendo la Route 72 tra campi verdi e montagne. Ci siamo fermati a mangiare in un prato e la notte siamo stati in un campeggio DOC a 50 metri da Christchurch, trascorrendo in solitaria l\u2019ultima notte con Speedy, un po\u2019 tristi per doverlo lasciare.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;ultima fermata in Nuova Zelanda \u00e8 stata Christchurch. Dopo quasi un mese di comodit\u00e0 con Speedy ci tocca di nuovo caricare lo zaino in spalla. Con un po&#8217; di emozione, dopo aver percorso 5706 chilometri in 26 giorni, salutammo Speedy e ci dirigemmo a casa di Reekah che aveva accettato ospitarci per l&#8217;ultima notte nella terra dei Kiwi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7735\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Bye Bye Speedy\" width=\"899\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all 899w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1-300x222.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=179 179w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=359 359w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=539 539w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=719 719w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9886a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La verit\u00e0 \u00e8 che con tutto quello che avevamo letto su Christchurch e considerando il fatto che il terremoto dell&#8217;anno scorso ha distrutto completamente tutta la parte pi\u00f9 bella della citt\u00e0 abbiamo dedicato solo una giornata alla citt\u00e0 pi\u00f9 importante dell&#8217;isola sud. La maggior parte del centro \u00e8 chiuso a causa di edifici pericolanti ma ci ha piacevolmente sorpreso il fatto che nella parte del centro accessibile i negozi ed i bar si siano organizzati dentro a container colorati che sembrano quasi un nuovo stile. Siamo stati al parco ed abbiamo assistito ad una partita di rugby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7736\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Christchurch\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9889a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1689\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Containers in Christchurch\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a-768x510.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9895a.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Il pomeriggio lo abbiamo trascorso con Rebekah, suo marito Craig de i suoi figli Jennifer e Joel. Ci \u00e8 sembrata una famiglia meravigliosa e ci ha fatto molto piacere stare in loro compagnia; abbiamo cucinato assieme, parlato molto e ci hanno perfino insegnato un gioco a carte che si chiama \u201cSpoons\u201d, ci siamo proprio divertiti.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7738\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"With Rebekah's family\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1-300x199.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC9902a1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La nostra permanenza in Nuova Zelanda finisce qui, Fiji ed il caldo ci aspettano!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Author Box --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 40px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; color: #333;\">L&#8217;autrice<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; flex-wrap: wrap;\"><!-- Foto vertical 2:3 --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 150px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 6px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rachele-cervaro-autor-box-new.jpg?strip=all&w=1920\" alt=\"Rachele Cervaro\" \/><!-- Nombre y descripci\u00f3n --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 200px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 18px; color: #222;\">Rachele Cervaro<\/h4>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0;\">Esperta in marketing digitale, Rachele \u00e8 una delle anime di Surfing the Planet. \u00c8 nata nella magica Venezia, ma da molti anni ha trovato in Catalogna il suo posto nel mondo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0;\">Dal 2012 scrive di viaggi insieme a G\u00e1bor, suo compagno di vita e di avventure. Insieme hanno visitato pi\u00f9 di 40 paesi, prima in coppia e oggi anche con il loro figlio Diego, che fin da piccolo li accompagna ovunque vadano.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\u00c8 appassionata di borghi pittoreschi, mercati locali e del piacere di conoscere nuove culture. Ama organizzare i viaggi nei minimi dettagli, ma anche lasciare spazio all\u2019improvvisazione e alle sorprese lungo il cammino. Nel blog condivide tutto questo con chi, come lei, vive il viaggio come un modo per sentirsi pi\u00f9 liberi e pi\u00f9 consapevoli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"afboxbelow\">\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udcb0 Risparmia con i nostri link<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Assicurati di avere il <a href=\"https:\/\/heymondo.it\/?utm_medium=Afiliado&#038;utm_source=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;utm_campaign=PRINCIPAL&#038;cod_descuento=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;ag_campaign=INPUT&#038;agencia=jDuMy7mZ855ftHzdxJ87HqQpmNjAkWLQibVSPKsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MIGLIOR ASSICURAZIONE DI VIAGGIO con HEYMONDO<\/a> e approfitta del 10% di sconto per essere nostro lettore.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe8 Prenota il tuo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/index.html?aid=958444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">HOTEL al MIGLIOR PREZZO in NUOVA ZELANDA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Prenota le MIGLIORI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civitatis.com\/it\/nuova-zelanda\/?aid=1050&amp;cmp=nuovazelanda-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">VISITE GUIDATE ed ESCURSIONI in NUOVA ZELANDA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heymondo.it\/?utm_medium=Afiliado&#038;utm_source=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;utm_campaign=PRINCIPAL&#038;cod_descuento=SURFINGTHEPLANETIT&#038;ag_campaign=INPUT&#038;agencia=jDuMy7mZ855ftHzdxJ87HqQpmNjAkWLQibVSPKsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noindex\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Seguro Heymondo Surfing the Planet en Italia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-300x62.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-1024x212.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano-768x159.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seguro-heymondo-surfing-planet-italiano.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scritto da Rachele Cervaro Viaggiare in Nuova Zelanda per un mese \u00e8 stata un\u2019esperienza che ha combinato natura spettacolare, avventura e tranquillit\u00e0 nelle giuste dosi. Durante queste settimane ci siamo dedicati a scoprire sia l\u2019isola Nord sia l\u2019isola Sud, con i loro paesaggi vari che spaziano da spiagge e foreste a montagne e fiordi. 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