Will and Lindsey's Waimate
October 29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Deck building
Ashburton NZMCA
Nov 10–11, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
$10
The Bealey Hotel
Nov 11–12, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Travel from Ashburton through to The Bealey Hotel, near Arthurs Pass village.
FC
Greymouth
Nov 12–13, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Travel rest of arthurs pass to Greymouth.
Stopped at Devils punchbowl waterfalls. And Otira viaduct lookout and Otira stage coach hotel where LOTR filmed.
Murchison
November 13, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Stay at NZMCA park
$10
Motueka
Nov 14–16, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Stay NZMCA park
Look around town, saltwater baths, Japanese gardens (underwhelming) Port.
Afternoon drove out to Kaiteretere Beach and Marahau.
Port Tarakohe...Takaka
Nov 16–19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Travel over Takaka Hill.
Stay at Port Tarakohe NZMCA
...Mike got a feed of mussels off the breakwater
Monday...Wainui Falls
Brightwater (near Nelson)
November 19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Travel from Port Tarakohe. Stay at Spring Grove reserve. $5
Debs met up with us.
Okiwi Bay
Nov 21–26, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Weds, nice when we got here, stay at POP across road from beach $10 p/night
Thursday , nice weather until 4.30 then rain
Friday.. drive out to Elaine Bay. Afternoon Gus fished off paddle board got 2Read more
Blenheim
Nov 25–26, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Stay at Racecourse $15
Ward Beach
Nov 26–29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Wairau Diversion (near Blenheim)
Nov 29–Dec 2, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
FC next to Wairau river
Ferry canceled so stayed another night
Plimmerton NZMCA
Dec 2–3, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Ferry at 2pm to north island
Marton NZMCA park
December 3, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Groceries in porirua then headed north
Planned on going to Turakina Beach but very windy so headed inland to Marton. Lovely camp beside big park and near town
Waihi Beach Reserve, Hawera
Dec 4–5, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Ninia Ranch
Dec 5–6, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Mokau Motel
December 6, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Motel minding
Tauranga
December 16, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Ninia Ranch
Dec 19–Jan 2, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Mike staying at Ken's
Sue motel minding Beach street motel until 30th
Christmas day and New years here
Waihi Beach
Jun 12–16, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Whakamaru
Jul 28–30, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Stay at domain , rained Monday and Tuesday
Fined up weds so moved on to mangakino
