Motueka, New Zealand

next we ventured up rte 6 again to a lovely beach village called Marahau near Motueka.
Takaka, New Zealand

Visited the Abel Tasman National Park. (3hr 20min walk !)
Nelson, New Zealand

What a lovely place Nelson is ... nice small city with a great feel about it. Had a great day ... Thai food and watched Mission Impossible 3 ! worth the watch ... best value camp site to date.
Hanmer, New Zealand

Hanmer Springs ... hot spring baths in a natural setting ... small village feel but springs were not so natural ! more like the standard swimming pools. Has its own ski area as well !
Kaikoura, New Zealand

The lovely Kaikoura .. very camper friendly environment, great for whale and dolphin watching ... has a local winery with a huge underground cellar (for sale ..$3m if your interested !). TsunamiMeer informatie
Picton, New Zealand

Picton is the ferry port between the two islands ... and is sometimes a bit of a rough ride. You travel with the other tourists and sheep ! stacked up in lorries (poor things).The ferry ! the dayMeer informatie
Wellington, New Zealand

The ferry was not so bad ... and Wellington is such a great place. Oriental bay ... close to where we camped
Napier, New Zealand

Napier ... Hawke's Bay a very good wine growing area of NZ.
Watched the Da-Vinci code movie , visited a thermal spa , watched the rugby semi finals and visited a winery ... not all in one day ofMeer informatie
Taupo, New Zealand

Lake Taupo .... created by a massive volcanic blast, and best trout fishing in NZ.
hmm .. great parking job , funny what people will do for a burger !
Tauranga, New Zealand

Over to the coast again .... the MT Mauganui area was cool and had a good thermal pool. Great view from the van every morning.
Mount Eden, New Zealand

Back to Auckland to sell our van .. not going to be easy as there are so many around. Crater at Mt Eden, Auckland sky tower in the distance.
Red Beach, New Zealand

Out of Auckland to save some money ... Red Beach was a nice place to camp.This is the van we have been travelling in ... after a good clean up !
Tutukaka, New Zealand

This is the port most people use to visit 'Poor Knights Islands' claimed by Jacques Costeau as one of the top ten dive sites in the world ! View from inside the largest sea cave in the world .. weMeer informatie
Newmarket, New Zealand

We started to sell the van on the saturday (3rd june) and it was sold on sunday ... a bit sad but better than being stuck with it ! We managed to drive 6,300 km around both islands ... the van didMeer informatie
Melbourne Airport, Australia

Fist night in Melbourne ... another great city to visit and there seems to be a lot of money in the South Yarra area ... we are staying near the botanical gardens about a 30min walk from the cityMeer informatie
Adelaide, Australia

So ... because Aussie is sooooo big we have decided to see a lot of it using the train !! its a good deal , only $590 dollars for a six month pass which can be used as much as needed. We plan to visitMeer informatie
Pimba, Australia

added this location to show the train journey across land ! and not the sea ...
Kalgoorlie, Australia

on our long trip to Perth you stop at this strange little place called 'Cook' hmmm, there is nothing but sand for miles until this and its the longest straight line of rail track in the world. ThisMeer informatie
Perth, Australia

After two nights .. yes two on the Indian Pacific Railroad we have arrived in Perth. Its a few degrees hotter than Melbourne and Adelaide but first day it rained. We plan to stay a few days then rentMeer informatie
Binningup, Australia

We rented a camper van for a week to visit the wine region of Margaret River .... great wine ! Binningup campsite was close to the beach and our first taste of the kangaroo ... Scared the crap out ofMeer informatie
Margaret River, Australia

We stayed at this great sheep farm just outside Margaret River. went on the Bushtuka Wine tour .. great fun and great wine. We stayed at the Big Valley campsite .. just like back home !
Windy Harbour, Australia

This place is way out there .. took us ages driving through massive forest's .. including the Gloucester Tree .. which you can climb up , once used to spot forest fires. Stayed at the Windy HarbourMeer informatie
East Perth, Australia

Back up to Perth and a couple of days with Andy and Anita.. thanks again.
Stayed in Binningup again on the way back to Perth.
Coolgardie, Australia

On the way back to Adelaide .. stopped at the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie .. non stop mining 24hrs a day and the largest open pit in the world !
Woomera, Australia

in the dark ... dumpers the size of houses .. carrying 220 tons