After having camped at Yankee Springs campground for 3 nights we finally decided it was time to leave. I could probably have stayed another week, but we need to get to Texas by early June. …
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USA 2023 – Days 2 & 3 setting up our van.
We’ve named our van Rodger. We crawled out of bed this morning, feeling refreshed after a good nights sleep. The lake was calm this morning and I could see some things swimming backwards and forwards …
Continue readingUSA 2023 – Day 1 – We bought a campervan without seeing it.
Despite going to bed after 2am we were up bright and early after having had a good sleep at the hotel. Darrin from D&L auto sales picked us up in our campervan and we went …
Continue readingNorthland Road trip – Mount Manaia, Piroa Falls and Pataua Caves
While stopped camping Uretiti Beach DOC camp we took a short trip to walk to the top of Mount Manaia. Check out our YouTube video to see the magnificent views from the top.
Continue readingNorthland Roadtrip day one
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 …
Continue readingCoromandel 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 readingCoromandel trip – Dickeys Flat – Day 2
Day 2 of our stay at Dickeys Flat and we plan to walk are least one of the walks we failed to complete yesterday The Karangahaki gorge walk is along the river, this goes to …
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