Nya ZeelandBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictHannahs Bay38°7’8” S 176°18’14” E
18 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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 threeLäs mer
Nya ZeelandBay of PlentyTauranga CityKairua37°42’51” S 176°17’11” E
20 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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 dueLäs mer
Nya ZeelandBay of PlentyTauranga CityKairuaKowhararahi37°43’6” S 176°15’14” E
21 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 newLäs 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]
Nya ZeelandWaikatoTaupo DistrictMangakinoMatekuri Island38°21’54” S 175°46’48” E
27 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 ourLäs mer
Nya ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictTaumarunuiSunshine Settlement38°53’12” S 175°15’30” E
30 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 boatsLäs mer
Nya ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictOhakuneMangateitei39°24’42” S 175°24’6” E
31 december 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 allLäs mer
Nya ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictRaetihi39°25’36” S 175°16’42” E
2 januari 2023, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 fullLäs mer
Nya ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictPipiriki39°28’40” S 175°2’37” E
4 januari 2023, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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.Läs mer
Nya ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiWanganui DistrictGonvillePutiki Pa39°55’60” S 175°3’6” E
7 januari 2023, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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. WeLäs mer
Nya ZeelandTaranakiSouth Taranaki DistrictHawera39°35’13” S 174°16’4” E
10 januari 2023, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 weatherLäs mer
Resenär Oh dear hope she’s feeling better soon. You will pass our place but we not home until lunchtime
Resenär we will see how she is in the morning. we were taking the car with us as well to Tauranga.
Resenär 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