Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach – 23rd Feb

We decided to check out Whitianga, take a long walk to Cathedral Cove, have a nice meal and enjoyable time at Hot Water Beach and then back to Coromandel. Another lovely drive which took us through Whitianga which looked a bit too crowded and commercial for us, to arrive at the public car park for […]

Coromandel Peninsula – 22nd Feb

We tried to visit the Kiwi sanctuary at Rotorua but it was fully booked so continued the drive to Coromandel. We swam in Long Bay and later met Dawn and checked in at The Wee Cabin. This was a small cabin with all the required facilities and with a kitchen across a gravel drive. We […]

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland -21st Feb

We weren’t entirely sure which attraction we would attend to see mud pools, thermal springs etc but were so glad that we chose Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. It is a large park area with a variety of walks over different distances. We arrived as it opened about 8.30am and took an hour to have a look […]

Kuirau Park thermal Springs -20th Feb

Kuirau Park and thermal Springs is worth a visit. It was only a few miles from our camp ground toward the middle of Rotorua. We had a casual stroll and saw the various thermal springs and were also able to dip our feet into the thermal baths which have outdoor public access. We took a […]

Roturua -19th Feb

Jetstar managed to get us to Aukland where we picked up a Toyota RAV4 from Apex Car Rentals. We drove straight down to Rotorua where we stayed in a small lodge at Roturua Thermal Park. They had their own hot springs so we kicked back and relaxed and had a BBQ later in the day.

Christchurch -18th Feb

Motor Home Hand back day! We arrived back at the Britz depot to hand the vehicle back and made sure they were aware of some of the issues we had along the way. They were suitably contrite and provided a refund for the inconvenience but the net result is that we would NOT recommend them […]

Banks Peninsula -17th Feb

We spent a day traveling the steep and windy roads of the Banks Peninsula. We really enjoyed Okai Bay and also realised there was a great looking campground and what looked to be free camping nearby. There were very few people around . Given the expanse of the beach, one lucky soul was enjoying some […]

Mount Cook to Geraldine -15th Feb

We were up early and did the Kea Point Track prior to leaving. Our next overnight stop was to be at Geraldine where we found a well maintained Top 10 Holiday campground. Early morning Early morning Kea Point Track Mount Cook

Lowburn to Mount Cook -14th Feb

We headed to Mount Cook from Lowburn to do the Hooker Trail and had some glorious weather again. We called to book into the White Horse Campground and were told that we could use the overflow area as they were busy. Once parked up, we followed the Hooker Trail which is about a 4 hour […]