In New Zealand there are many places you can freedom camp, ie camp for free (not in a camping ground). To do this you must however be self contained. Watch our video to see what …
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Removing the rear seats
Today the first task of converting our Nissan Elgrand E51, Highway Star into a camper van is to remove the rear seats. We are undecided at the moment whether to make this a permanent conversion …
Continue readingBridal Veil Waterfall
A hidden treasure in the Waikato is Bridal Veil Falls. Having followed the signs from the Hamilton to Raglan road there is no hint of the magnificent falls along the drive, even when stopping at …
Continue readingHow we converted Keith
Keith is our Nissan Elgrand and we converted him to a self contained campervan for under 600NZ$. Here is the video on how we did it.
Continue readingIntroduction to Keith
This is Keith, our Nissan Elgrand We have owned him for just over a year now and will be converting him to a self-contained camper van. He will be our home in between house sits …
Continue readingVega de valcarce to Fonfria
Today we walked up, and up, and up. It has probably been my favourite day so far, finally away from the roads and up in the mountains. The views have been amazing. The uphill today …
Continue readingCacabelos to Vega de Valcarce
Well that’s the last time I go to bed sober. I was awake until well after midnight. Or perhaps my afternoon siesta from 4 to 6pm was to blame. It was a nicer walk today …
Continue readingRabanal del camino to Molinaseca
Today was probably the most interesting walk so far. We saw a man doing Camino on a unicycle. I thought I’d videod him but I hadn’t. We were wandering along when a snake came at …
Continue readingAstorga to Rabanal del Camino
Today we encountered the close Walker, similar to the close talker on Seinfeld. When we left our hotel this morning we were followed out by an American walker who had also stayed there. We were …
Continue readingSahagun to Leon
Today was much cooler and a nice easy ride into Leon. Bum and Feet had a heated debate over whether to leave the bike in Leon, or continue to Astorga. Feet won. They reasoned they …
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