New ZealandBay of PlentyWestern Bay of Plenty DistrictPapamoa37°43’8” S 176°20’47” E
8. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictWaiouruNgamatea Swamp39°28’47” S 175°40’12” E
8. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Freedom camp in the carpark of this amazing museum dedicated to the history of our Army.
New ZealandWellingtonPorirua CityKarehana BaySouth Beach41°4’44” S 174°52’10” E 9. april, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
After breakfasting in the Army Museum Cafe where we chatted with Pete and Vi, fellow caravanners, who are on their way home to Taupo after 6 weeks away. Lovely people!
We were soon on the road,Læs mere
New ZealandMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictRenwickOmaka River41°30’49” S 173°49’3” E
10. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a calm crossing on the Bluebridge ferry this afternoon we arrived in the South Island and are staying the night with Sheryl (Paul's cousin) and Kevin in Renwick just out of Blenheim.
New ZealandCanterburyKaikoura DistrictKaikoura SuburbanLyell Creek42°22’27” S 173°40’50” E
11. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Change of plans for today. We were going to travel from Blenheim to Murchison and across to Hanmer but that area is having some terrible weather so we decided to head down SH1 to Kaikoura for theLæs mere
New ZealandHanmer River42°34’36” S 172°47’20” E
12. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today has been all about tunnels, autumn leaves, spectacular country views and will end with hot pools!
After quite a blustery night and rain, the weather seemed a bit more settled this morning, so weLæs mere
New ZealandHanmer River42°34’34” S 172°47’6” E
13. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We decided to dip our toes into the world of back country driving today with a trip up the Rainbow Rd, into Molesworth Station, ending up at Lake Tennyson.
The road was gravel and fairly corrugatedLæs mere
New ZealandCanterburyChristchurch CityHei Hei43°30’49” S 172°30’27” E
14. april, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We're camped close to the airport tonight. In fact we're right under the flight path so there's plenty of activity above us! We chose this place because tomorrow we're taking the caravan to Jayco forLæs mere
New ZealandCanterburyWaimakariri DistrictRangiora43°17’41” S 172°34’16” E
14. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Our first night we stayed at Campasouth pop near Christchurch Airport so we would handy to Jayco where we dropped the caravan off to get a couple of jobs done. We spent Monday visiting mustangLæs mere
New ZealandCanterburyLake Poaka44°12’26” S 170°6’1” E
17. april, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
After a very convivial dinner at 5 stags in Rangiora last night, this morning we farewelled Helen and David as they left for Cromwell and home. Then it was time to say goodbye to Allan who hosted usLæs mere
