Our plan for day 1 is to drive through Auckland and get out of the region before any new lockdown is announced. We stopped at Owera for a spot of lunch by the sea, a …
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Coromandel trip – Hahei and Cathedral Cove.
We are currently stay at Hahei campground, using it as a base to visit the surrounding area. To keep our fitness up we have decided to walk to Nania, or to be more precise Cathedral …
Continue readingWhangamata kayaking and Coromandel trip continued.
We found a freecamping spot right by the sea at Whangamata last night and went for a walk along the beach before settling in for the night. Today we have decided to take the kayak …
Continue readingWaihi Beach – Wentworth Falls
Finishing off our stay at Waihi beach with a beach walk after breakfast. It was then off to Wentworth falls. This walk is from a DOC campsite that we had planned to stay at. This …
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Woken up today by Jo going out to capture the sunrise. I stayed in bed a little longer before making us coffee and then going to see the sun just appearing over the horizon. As …
Continue readingTongararo crossing
We had an early today, the bus picked us up at 6.30 so that we could start walking by 7.30 The start was a gentle walk but that was not to be long lasting. The …
Continue readingMeet Justin, our new campervan.
Please don’t tell Keith but we have just been out and bought a new campervan. Well he’s new to us but Justin is a 2005 Ford Transit. To find out more about Justin watch our …
Continue readingRoad 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 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 …
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