We recently went to sister Jenny’s to make some face masks to wear on our outings out during the pandemic. Here is a link to the download for the instructions and a link to the …
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Road Trip to Mount Ruapehu
After watching the bungy jumps at Taupo it was time for a road trip. We headed off to the mountain and the snow. To see how our trip turned out take a look at our …
Continue readingTaupo – First trip after lockdown.
Today is our first trip away after lockdown. We are heading off to Taupo to prep for a buggy jump tomorrow. On the way we stopped of at Aratiatia to watch the release of water …
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With the lockdown in New Zealand our travels have come to a temporary stop. We will however be releasing some more videos on our youtube channel that were either filmed before the lockdown or do …
Continue readingHot Water Beach and Kawhia
We went on this trip just before lockdown was announced and events over took us. Kawhia is a sleepy town on the west coast of the North Island and a hidden gem. It also has …
Continue readingHow to Exercise during Lockdown
During lockdown we are finding it difficult to maintain our exercise routine, so to help us we decided to make it more fun. Take a look at our video to see what we do.
Continue readingEast Cape New Zealand – Roadtrip Day 6 – Te Kaha to Opotiki.
We started today with a walk along the beach before setting out on the road again. The weather started to turn on us as we headed towards Opotiki. Check out our video at nomadlifekiwi on …
Continue readingEast Cape New Zealand – Roadtrip Day 5 – Hicks Bay to Te Kaha
This morning we left Hicks Bay behind us and travelled on round the East Cape visiting some lovely secluded bays. Turning off SH35 at Potaka we detoured down a dirt road to Lottin Point. We …
Continue readingEast Cape New Zealand – Roadtrip Day 4 – East Cape Lighthouse and a big Pohutukawa Tree
Today we drove a little further before stopping for coffee. Today we managed 500 mtrs. We left Tokomaru Bay we paid a visit to the historic wharf and woolshed. Then it was on to Te …
Continue readingEast Cape New Zealand – Roadtrip Day 3 – The Best Coffee on the East Cape.
We left Tolaga Bay campsite just after 10.00 drove for 500 mtrs and stopped for coffee at Broad Bill’s, the best coffee we’ve had for a long time. While drinking and chatting we were offered …
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