Primele imagini din Noua Zeelanda

Primele imagini din Noua Zeelanda

Cred ca pozele vorbesc de la sine. Noua Zeelanda este inimaginabil de frumoasa.

EN: I think the pictures speak for themselves. New Zealand is unbelievably beautiful.

Ca sa ajungem in Noua Zeelanda am luat avionul din Melbourne. Sunt multe low-costuri care leaga cele doua tari, iar pretul costa undeva in jur de 150$ pe segment, ceea ce e un chilipir fata de restul serviciilor atat din Australia, cat si din Noua Zeelanda. Am zburat pe timpul noptii, ca Vlad sa doarma linistit, si am aterizat foarte devreme in Christchurch.

Aveam sa petrecem doar 5 nopti in NZ, asa ca am hotarat din tara sa ne alegem o singura insula de vizitat – fie cea de nord (cu capitala), fie cea de sud. Stiam si ca vrem sa calatorim cu rulota, asa ca timp de cateva saptamani inainte de revelion, noi ceream continuu prin mailuri oferte last-minute. Dilema noastra legata de care dintre insule sa o vizitam s-a incheiat in momentul in care am primit unicul raspuns pozitiv legat de disponibilitatea rulotelor in aceasta perioada a anului din partea unei agentii care avea sediul in Christchurch, deci in insula sudica, cea despre care citisem ca e mai salbatica.

Inainte sa parasim aeroportul si sa ne indreptam spre agentia de unde urma sa ridicam rulota noastra, am deschis laptopul si am inceput sa fac un traseu orientativ. Aveam cateva ore la dispozitie pentru asta si nu m-am sfiit sa intreb in stanga si in dreapta alti calatori ce imi recomanda sa vizitez in cele 5 zile, realistic vorbind. Cu un copil mic oricum mergi mai putine ore pe zi, deci parcurgi distante mai mici. Ne-am hotarat destul de repede sa traversam insula de la est la vest in prima zi a calatoriei si sa campam undeva pe plaja.

Rulota noastra era chiar mai veche decat ne asteptam, iar farmecul de a calatori in felul acesta era de nemasurat. O sa va mai arat poze cu ea si in postarile viitoare. Vreau doar sa va spun ca in timp ce scriam aceste randuri, Vlad a vazut pentru prima oara fotografiile de mai sus si a inceput sa strige: “Ulota, ulota!”

E fantastic sa vezi ca a tinut minte! Sigur, nu o sa isi mai aduca aminte aceasta vacanta cand va fi mare, dar sunt convinsa ca tot ce a descoperit acolo l-a imbogatit si l-a ajutat sa se dezvolte cognitiv, intr-o etapa atat de importanta. In plus, ne-a avut pe noi doi alaturi 24h din 24. Ceva ce nu ii putem oferi din pacate in tara, unde suntem amandoi implicati in multe proiecte. Si ce e si mai important e ca ne-a avut alaturi fericiti si linistiti, fara griji, fara telefoane, laptopuri deschise continuu… a fost ceea ce se numeste timp de calitate petrecut cu copilul. Priceless.

Peisajele iti taiau respiratia. Iar locul in care am campat in prima noapte, se numeste Punakaiki, si este un vis frumos! Campingul avea iesire la plaja, era plin de verdeata, flori, pescarusi si multe familii cu copii, care alergau de colo colo cu periutele de dinti in maini. Nu e genul de vacanta confortabila. Iei in calcul ca toaleta si dusurile sunt comune si sunt la o distanta oarecare de patul tau, si ala destul de improvizat din saltelele scaunelor de masina. Dar de fapt e tot ce ai nevoie!

In poze eu port: kimono H&M, blugi Levis, tricou Zara, incaltari H&M. Vlad poarta pulover si pantaloni H&M, incaltari Adidas Stan Smith.

EN: To get to New Zealand we took the plane from Melbourne. There are many low-costs connecting the two countries, and the price is around 150$ per flight, which is a bargain compared to the rest of the services, both in Australia and in New Zealand. We flew during the night so that Vlad can sleep peacefully, and we landed very early in Christchurch.

We were about to spend only 5 nights in NZ, so we already decided in Romania to choose just one island to visit- either the one North (with the capital), or the one South. We also knew that we wanted to travel in a trailer, so a few weeks before New Year’s Eve, we were constantly asking for last-minute offers. Our dilemma about which island to visit ended the moment we received the only positive answer about the availability of the trailers that time of the year, from an agency in Christchurch, so the Southern island, the one which we had read about that it is wilder.  

Before leaving the airport towards the agency where we were about to pick up our trailer, I opened my laptop and started to draw an orientation map. We had only a few hours so I wasn’t shy about asking people left and right what they recommend for visiting in the 5 days, realistically speaking. Because with a toddler you can only drive a few hours a day, so only on short distances. We decided pretty quickly to cross the island from East to West in the first day of the trip and to camp somewhere on the beach.

Our trailer was even older than we expected, and the charm of travelling that way was unbelievable. I’ll show you more photos in the next posts. I just want to say that while I was writing these lines, Vlad saw the pictures above for the first time and he started shouting: “Ulota, ulota!”

It’s fantastic to see that he remembered! Of course, he won’t have memories about this vacation as he gets older, but I am sure that everything he discovered there helped him develop cognitively, in such an important stage. Plus, he had us around 24h a day. Which, unfortunately, we can’t give him at home, where we are both involved in many projects. And what is even more important is that he had us around happy and peaceful, no worries, phones or laptops constantly turned on… it’s what they call quality time with your child. Priceless.

The views are breathtaking. And the place where we camped the first night is called Punakaiki, and is a beautiful dream! The camping site had access to the beach, was full with flowers, grass, seagulls and many families with kids, running around with their tooth brushes. It’s not the kind of comfortable vacation. You take into account that the toilet and showers are shared and are in a certain distance from your bed, which is also improvised from the car seats. But it’s actually all you need!

In the pictures I am wearing: H&M kimono , Levis jeans, Zara t-shirt, H&M shoes. Vlad is wearing: H&M sweater and pants, Adidas Stan Smith shoes.