South Island Autumn 2023

april - juni 2023

Off we go again. A new adventure in a brand new campervan. Meer informatie

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- 5 mei 2023 12:29
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 342 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Hurunui District Hanmer Springs Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa -42.526667, 172.82666742°31’36” S 172°49’36” E
Dag 12
Day 12 Hanmer Springs
5 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Autumn all around us and glorious still. Scenery is stunning. Lots of nice river and bush walks with the dogs.
Drove to Hanmer Springs just 40 mins away and parked up in xarpark while we went to hot pools for a soak.
Denise checked into Top 10 and had some pampering at the Spa. We will join her there tomorrow night, but tonight we are at a pretty river freedom camping spot on outskirts of town.
Pizza on the webber, togs and towel drying on the fence we look like homeless people.
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- 6 mei 2023 14:42
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 382 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Hurunui District Hanmer Springs Switchback Stream -42.523333, 172.8542°31’24” S 172°51’0” E
Dag 13
Day 13 Hanmer Springs second night
6 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Left our freedom camping spot at lunchtime and headed to Top 10 campground at Hanmer.
Got our spot next to Denise and powered up.
Still no rain peeps, I'm sure it's coming. Was 22 degrees today. 😳
We did washing and housework them headed out for a bike ride in the Forrest.
Late afternoon we headed in for another soak in hot pools divine, couldn't stand the 16 year olds in bikinis and full makeup doing Instagram selfies right in front of everyone. They didn't care, that we didn't care.
Bloody hell what is the world coming to? I tell you it was very OTT.
They even missed the stunning sunset. 😍
Came home with curry takeaways and watched the Coronation. 🤴 👑Meer informatie
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- 7 mei 2023 21:19
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 6 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Waimakariri District Kaiapoi Kaiapoi River -43.38322, 172.66245543°22’60” S 172°39’45” E
Dag 14
Day 14 arrived in Kaiapoi
7 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Left Hanmer at lunchtime after a walk at the Forest Sculpture Amble. Wasn't sure what an amble was but Denise assured me it was a slow walk. Dogs enjoyed it. 😉
Drove on to Hawarden out of Canterbury still in Hurunui District to luckily catch up with the Lovells.
What a beautiful homestead they now call home. Reminded me of Meryl Streep of Out of Africa.......... I had a farm in Africa! Opening line .

Just made it after dusk to Kaiapoi where Denise is parked up at nzmca Park.
Looks a beauty here, so close to golf, cycle ways, shops and dog park.
Happy days.
And yet still no rain peeps.
It did rain in Hanmer overnight, but we were asleep 😴 💤 don't count that.Meer informatie
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what was the Tree called? from Dad. [trevor collins]
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Reiziger Most of them were douglas fir, some English larch. All sorts really Dad.
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- 8 mei 2023 18:27
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Waimakariri District Kaiapoi Kaiapoi River -43.382144, 172.66404143°22’56” S 172°39’51” E
Dag 15
Day 15 Kaiapoi 2nd night
8 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 15
Kaiapoi NZMCA
This place is cool. I could stay a week easy.
Bit tired today as I didn't sleep well. 😴
Walk into town lovely coffee and our first cheese rolls this trip. 😋
Great Cafe called Paris in the Weekend. Great cycleways and art all around town.
Had a read, chat ...... loads people here, great dog park next door and wetlands too.
Bella went for a swim. Oh-oh!!Meer informatie
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- 9 mei 2023 10:10
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 6 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Waimakariri River -43.388333, 172.69543°23’18” S 172°41’42” E
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Dag 16
Day 16 Kaiapoi
9 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 16 today
We ❤️ Kaiapoi
Waited another day to make sure we caught up with Glenda Giddy and Phil who are heading north
We went for a bike ride first along the embankment out the coast. Sounds nicer than it was, cause we went past the 💩 ponds. Lol
Rained here at 1pm for an hour. Now bit blustery but not cold.
Had a great night catching up with Glenda and Phil.
See you at home next month.
Glad you've had a great trip 😀
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Gotta rock them shorts Gary, Great. Dismiss your tailor immediately!! [Mom]
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- 10 mei 2023 08:06
- 🌧 11 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Waimakariri District Kaiapoi Kaiapoi River -43.383333, 172.66166743°22’60” S 172°39’42” E
Dag 17
Day 17
10 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Day 17
Kaiapoi to Methven.
Bella came said hello to her friend Gary Boulton in the morning. Said goodbye to Phil and Glenda Giddy with coffee at Paris for the Weekend Cafe.
We staying at the iconic Blue Tavern tonight.
Stunning drive, back to cloudless skies. Temperature is starting to drop though. Bring on the snow please. ❄️ 🙏
Stopped for another forest walk!!! in Darfield and oh yes a pie. 🥧
Onto the Rakaia gorge and now parked up in pub carpark right in town. Topp country here.
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Honey sure does love her special place on the dashboard doesn't she!! xxxx [Mom xxxx]
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Reiziger She really does . We went in fir our pie and even we came out she was sitting up there. Must have jumped up herself. Don't know how tho. She knew she was allowed to. Lol
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- 11 mei 2023 10:30
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Hoogte: 305 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Ashburton District Methven -43.631667, 171.64666743°37’54” S 171°38’48” E
Dag 18
Day 18 Geraldine
11 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Day 18
Geraldine
We had brunch at The Topp Cafe owned by Lynda Topp who just happened to be there and is running for council in Ashburton District.
Great eggs benny.
Onto Geraldine where we went along the river walk and into the Barkers Cafe of course. Bought some goodies and now settled into Peskies POP just outside where the rental campervan crashed and burst into flames about a month ago. So sad. Three international tourists in their 20's apparently.
Snow on the mountains at Mt Hutt and Mt Somers driving through so we fitting closer.
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- 12 mei 2023 11:43
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Hoogte: 431 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Mackenzie District Kimbell Opihi River -44.03, 170.72666744°1’48” S 170°43’36” E
Dag 19
Day 19 Tekapo
12 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Day 19
Lake Tekapo
Fab day driving through Fairlie to a coffee stop at Burkes Pass then onto Tekap o where even don't the ablutions is not a chore in paradise.
All settled in here now for a couple days.
Doggies are happy here with a great dog park right next door and ...... bunnies!!!!
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Great days but could be 0 degrees overnight.Meer informatie
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- 14 mei 2023 14:04
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Hoogte: 553 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Mackenzie District Simons Pass -44.19, 170.23833344°11’24” S 170°14’18” E
Dag 21
Day 21
14 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Day 21
Lake Pukaki freedom camping spot right on the lake.
Drove through a huge squall watched it come over and hit.
Then in about an hour it cleared. We are parked up with Denise Crimp and tonight new friends Gail Towler and Murray.
The men even got to cook dinner on the BBQ for all us women for Mother's Day. Thanks guys, we appreciated it. 🙏 ❤️
Not so cold tonight and I even got to feed a feral stray cat some leftover steak poor little thing. Quite tiny and very hungry.
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- 15 mei 2023
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Hoogte: 526 m
- Nieuw-Zeeland Canterbury Mackenzie District Lake Pukaki -44.186053, 170.13558544°11’10” S 170°8’8” E
Dag 22
Day 22
15 mei 2023, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Day 22
We decided to stay at this magical spot at Lake Pukaki shores where we had fantastic views to Aoraki Mt Cook for our last night with the divine Denise Crimp . 😀
Couldn't think of a better stop to enjoy our last night together, along with crazy new friends Gail Towler and Murray and little Millie. (They really are a tad crazy cos they went SWIMMING!!)
All 3 dogs have enjoyed bunny chasing together and lots of tidbits.Meer informatie
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