New ZealandBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictHannahs Bay38°7’8” S 176°18’14” E
18. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Oh, What a night! Poor Christine woke just after midnight feeling horribly unwell, and tried to make it to the bathroom..... not an easy task at the best of times. Unfortunately she was sick threeLes mer
New ZealandBay of PlentyTauranga CityKairua37°42’51” S 176°17’11” E
20. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Trip 2 has been a hard one to get going. What with Christine's illness which we believe is due to the new medication the Rotorua Hospital have recently put her on, and then on the morning we were dueLes mer
New ZealandBay of PlentyTauranga CityKairuaKowhararahi37°43’6” S 176°15’14” E
21. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After not having the fridge working on "gas" since arriving at camp we have spent the morning getting it all sorted at the RV Service Centre. It only needed a new thermostat, a new igniter, a newLes mer
You are having a baptism by fire Maurice & Christine, wasn’t aware that lithium batteries would cause the repairs you had to do but I am not an Auto Electrician. For your reference, our Scout (Sasannach) had a 200 amp hr lithium battery in it as well. Still I bet you are still very happy enjoying the motorhome life, just initial teething problems. Cheers John and Marian [John Lee]
New ZealandWaikatoTaupo DistrictMangakinoMatekuri Island38°21’54” S 175°46’48” E
27. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Left the NZMCA camp at Welcome Bay after spending Christmas with our daughter Rachelle and her family. And what a precious time it was.
Our intention was to go to the dump station in Te Puke on ourLes mer
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictTaumarunuiSunshine Settlement38°53’12” S 175°15’30” E
30. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We are all set up in Taumaranui for a couple of nights and we are still enjoying our wonderful summer.
We needed to leave Maraetai Lake due to the continual dust being created by the many many boatsLes mer
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictOhakuneMangateitei39°24’42” S 175°24’6” E
31. desember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
National Park was not to be our night over place for New Year's Eve. Went there, drove around, had a coffee, then drove out.... and onto Ohakune.. Carrot Country.
Once again we drove around, but allLes mer
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictRaetihi39°25’36” S 175°16’42” E
2. januar 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Pipiriki, a beautiful settlement on the upper Whanganui River, miles from anywhere (and everywhere).. where there is no cell phone service, but there is a wonderfully maintained camp with fullLes mer
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictPipiriki39°28’40” S 175°2’37” E
4. januar 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
What a wonderful day Christine and I have had. Zooming up these Whanganui River canyons in a jet boat for 37kms. We were treated like vip's by the staff and given the front two seats to ride in.Les mer
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiWanganui DistrictGonvillePutiki Pa39°55’60” S 175°3’6” E
7. januar 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Our stint of freedom camping in a Whanganui Park on the banks of the Whanganui River didn't last long; one night to be exact... the noise of the continuous traffic behind us meant we had no sleep. WeLes mer
New ZealandTaranakiSouth Taranaki DistrictHawera39°35’13” S 174°16’4” E
10. januar 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Today we have ended up at Hawera for the night after setting up at the river mouth in Patea and again on the cliff top in Hawera.. neither were very practical locations with the stormy weatherLes mer
Reisende Oh dear hope she’s feeling better soon. You will pass our place but we not home until lunchtime
Reisende we will see how she is in the morning. we were taking the car with us as well to Tauranga.
Reisende Ok, we have an appointment in Tga on Tuesday at 11 so on our way home after lunch we might come via Welcome Bay but will let you know