• Steve Aragorn's second week of fun

    Jun 10–17, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    Steve Aragorn the spaceship campervan is definitely putting some miles in but he's a good egg!

    First of all, revelation of the week.... the letters Wh in Te Reo Maori make the sound Ph! So the many places I have visited that start with a Wh, I have been saying wrong and no wonder I couldn't find the places I kept hearing on the radio!!! Whangarie is said Funagarie, I heard so much about this place! I had actually passed through it without realising!!

    Day 8 - Starting off this week was a return visit to Auckland, to see my Aotearoa family and to do some chores!
    Day 9 - Auckland via Thames town to Coromandel Town. An amazing drive via the Coromandel peninsula and the Kaipoura Trig Trail.
    Day 10 - Coromandel Forest - Cookson Kauri to Whitianga
    Day 11 - Tauranga with the Moffats
    Day 12 - HOBBITON and sunset wine
    Day 13 - Mount Manganui with Celeste and Lucy then Rotarua
    Day 14 - Rotarua, the red wood walk and Hells Gate

    7 days filled with walking, breathtaking views and roads, new friends and a meander down the North Island.

    Total number of km = 2247
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