As usual we were last to leave. We’re not sure where the time went but it was gone by the time we hit the road. We stopped off at Gisborne to resupply and to visit …
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East Cape Roadtrip Day 1 – Napier to Oraka Reserve.
Today we are on the road again, leaving the Art Deco town of Napier behind us. We are travelling north around the East Cape of New Zealand. We drove north out of Napier on SH2 …
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We’re still in Napier, having seen a fantastic concert by Elton John last night. Today we are visiting the town of Napier, the art deco capital of New Zealand. Check out our youtube video at …
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We’ve travelled to Napier to see Elton John tonight. So to pass the day sister Susan took us on a bike ride around the wetlands near Napier airport and out to West bay for coffee. …
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House battery and fridge. To make life easier on the road Jo wanted to add a fridge to our van, but how do we power it when not driving. The simple answer is to add …
Continue readingRemoving the middle seats
Originally we were going to keep the middle row of seats in the van. This would enable us to carry passengers and they would also lay flat to form our bed. However to enable us …
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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 …
Continue readingFitting 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 …
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