Haast
Mar 2–4, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Continue over Haast pass to Haast village. $5
Drink at Hard Antler
Fri..drive out to Jackson Bay
Franz Joseph
Mar 4–6, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Travel up the coast to Franz Joseph . Stop at Bruce Bay for lunch.
Stay Franz Joseph NZMCA $10 P/night
Waitaha River Mouth
Mar 6–10, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
FC by beach ..fishing
Weds..go Hokitika for supplies. Stop at The Empire Hotel, Ross
Thurs..rain
Hokitika
Mar 10–14, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Fri... Wildfoods camp on the beach. Pub crawl..Stumpers, Railway hotel, RSA
Sat..Wildfoods festival
Sun..moved to Hokitika NZMCA park for 2 nights. Ute in garage for brakes
Woodstock Domain
Mar 14–15, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
$10
Greymouth
Mar 15–16, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Stay at FC by beach
Fox River
Mar 16–18, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
FC by river
Westport
Mar 18–20, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Westport NZMCA
Sat..visit Cape Foulwind
Sun.. market at Carters Beach
Denniston mine
Seddonville
March 22, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Stay at campground
Visit hotel, played pool
Kohaihai
Mar 22–24, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Weds..Karamea hotel. Met Klenners.
Stay at Kohaihai Doc camp. Nice beach.
Thurs..Oparara Caves. Awesome
Reefton
Mar 24–27, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Fri .Reefton racecourse $8 p/night
Sat..Mike birthday. Look around shops pub
Sun.. Bike ride
Balmoral Reserve
Mar 27–29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Travel over Lewis pass. Stopped at Culverden hotel.
Stay at Balmoral reserve $10 p/night
Tues..rain and cold all day
Rangiora
Mar 29–30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Stay Rangiora Racecourse $10
Shopping, drink at Plough Hotel
Whitecliffs
Mar 30–Apr 1, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Stay at Whitecliffs domain (near Windwhistle)
Stop at West Oxford pub en route ,
Rakaia river mouth
Apr 1–3, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Found out Pete had died. Headed for ferry couldn't get on. Went to Rakaia hutts camp
Clandeboye beach
Apr 3–4, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Stay at FC by beach and river. Nice spot
Had a fish
Waimate
Apr 4–12, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Lindsey's and Wills
Weds. Pete funeral
Thurs..Mike had hunt
Fri-mon ..look after Willow
Tekapo
Apr 12–14, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Left Waimate. Stop at Fairlie, look around, famous pies,
Stop at FC near Lake Tekapo (Sawdon Edward's stream)
Thurs..raining
Twizel
Apr 14–17, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Travel to Twizel. Stay at Ohau B FC
Fishing
Clyde
Apr 23–25, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Stay at Burton Reserve FC by Clyde dam
Monday..look around Clyde and Alexandra, windy day, bit of snow on the hills
Chatto creek tavern
April 25, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Rode from Clyde to chatto creek on otago rail trail. 25kms Bit windy.
Met Mike at tavern where the had an Anzac service, got nips of port from owner
Palmerston
April 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Left St Bathans
Drove to Ranfurly for stock up
Rode from Tiroti to Hyde
Stop at Macraes Flat tavern, awesome old stone building. Awesome hilly drive past huge open cast good mine at Macraes
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St Bathans
Aug 26–29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Biked from chatto creek to Omakau 12km.
Drove to Ranfurly. Stop at Wedderburn tavern
Drove to St Bathans FC bit of snow on the hills
Thurs look around st bathans
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Lake Pukaki
Apr 17–19, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
FC by lake..Hayman Rd, Tekapo side
Sightseeing
Fishing
Lake Dunstan
Apr 19–20, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Stay at Bendigo FC
no good for fishing