To complete our camping experience we have added an awning to our van. Again this is nothing permanent, but a blow up awning we brought back from the UK, on our last trip there. To …
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Fitting out and Self Containment
In this the second part of our Nissan Elgrand conversion we fit out the interior and take Keith to get his self containment sticker.
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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 …
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.
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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 readingThe start
This is the start of our blog, but not the beginning of our travels. We, Jo and Mike, will be sharing not only our past travels but also our new adventures in our nomadic life.
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 …
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