Kurow
11 september 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °CDrove from Tekapo to Kurow today. No particular reason for stopping here apart from staying at a motorcamp to do laundry and have a good shower.
Drove from Tekapo to Kurow today. No particular reason for stopping here apart from staying at a motorcamp to do laundry and have a good shower.
A short drive from Kurow to Oamaru this morning. Set up at the local A&P showgrounds. Lovely flat grassed area requiring very little leveling.
Visited Steampunk HQ in Oamaru. Some would probably class it as a load of junk. I really enjoyed it, some amazing creations including some ex Transpower assets? The Portal was in effect a roomLäs mer
Stopped to have a look at the Moeraki Boulders. Had a bite to eat and the weather turned foul. A bit of solid rain and cold southerly. Got a few photos of the Boulders and headed for Dunedin.
Drive from Oamaru to Dunedin with a brief stop at Moeraki boulders. Some very steep long hills heading into Dunedin really put the Triton to the test. Overcast and cool here.
A drive to Taiaroa Head on Otago Peninsular today. This is where the Royal Albatross Centre is located. Very pleasant drive along the West coast but the East coast is very rugged. Didn't see anyLäs mer
Somewhere between Dunedin and Omakau we stopped for lunch on what must have been the only flat piece of land on the whole trip. 1250metres above sea level in the middle of nowhere (so it seemed).
Travelled Omakau to Tapanui via Clyde, Alexandra and Roxburgh. Stopped and had a look at Clyde dam, very impressive. A bite to eat and a coffee at Roxburgh and onto Tapanui. Camp here is at aLäs mer