by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 6, 2018 | Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
Wanting to avoid the tourist crowds around the hub of the geothermal area, Rotorua, we headed instead to Lake Rotoiti, a small volcanic crater lake, as our base for exploration. The little boathouse we pitched up at was down a dusty track, through native bush and...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 5, 2018 | Countries, Food and drink, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
Cruising through Havelock North, just south of Napier in Hawke’s Bay, we got a really good feeling. Despite it being the middle of the day, with children in school and people at work, there was a great vibe and intimate feel to the township. We checked out the local...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 5, 2018 | Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery, Uncategorized
Having watched the weather forecasts, because a new cyclone was about to hit the north and east coasts of North Island, we debated whether to drive up the west or east coast. The east coast won, and so it was that we arrived in the little township of Porangahau to an...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 5, 2018 | New Zealand
Grateful for clear blue skies and calm seas, we set sail from Picton for Wellington, on a 3 and a half hour car ferry. Beautiful hey? Kia Ora Wellington! Arriving fairly late, we checked into the Top10 campsite for a couple of nights. Te Papa, New Zealand’s national...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 5, 2018 | Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
Driving further round Tasman Bay, we pitched up our tent in Motueka (or ‘Mot’ as it’s known here) as a base to explore the Abel Tasman National Park. We noted how small this world is when we met the lovely David, who lives just down the road from us back home, in...
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