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18 months since the last posted article. Firstly we have been slack and secondly the site went down due to being hacked. This needed some time to repair and direct access to the server. Donna did write an installment 12 months ago but this was lost when the the site […]

Apologies for delay in publishing latest blog…………. Leaving Houhora we decided it would be rude not to head back to Tauranga Bay and it was there that another (hohum) lockdown alert was triggered. As we had been travelling we were more conscious about social distancing but I guess the rest […]

Not much to report since our last post; mainly walks, fishing etc. We have had meals at the Pukenui Pacific again and each time have really enjoyed the meal and been invited to the locals table. I guess it would be really important to talk about our expectations of the […]

We have finally cut the umbilical cord that we have been attached to for the past three months and left the bosom of Tauranga Bay Camp. It was a difficult departure leaving the beautiful camp but adventures don’t occur unless one moves on. Let’s review the amazing time we had […]

Wintering over at Tauranga Bay Motor camp was a great decision. We have completed two months and have extended the stay for another month. It is a great place to forget about the rest of New Zealand with the politics, Wuhan Flu and apparent separatist agenda being created. To live […]

We left Ruakaka feeling buoyant as we headed towards Paihia and the start of our winter adventure. A few kilometers from Towai we heard a significant thump!! the engine sounding like it does when there is a hole in the muffler and we lost power. A light came on the […]

I have to confess that it is a wonderful feeling of freedom to be on the road again. We spent a longer time in Pukekohe than we originally anticipated, replacing our braking system after having issues getting our COF and also hitting the 3x and 7 x day Covid lockdowns. […]

Been a while since we last published early February. I realised then that I hadn’t added about our trip to Ngongataha in Rotorua; after departing Taupo we headed towards the NZMCA park to spend a few days before heading north. We were sent on a detour by Rod’s new truck […]

Seems like forever since we last posted a blog but I guess that is more about travel than time. Since we left Okato we have travelled back through Hawera staying at the South Taranaki Club overnight before transiting Whanganui and heading for one of my favourite places; Feilding. On-route just […]

Firstly general business; an apology to Mt Taranaki!!! I have referred to you in previous posts both here on Dogonit and on Facebook as a female. I am advised that you are a male and so henceforth I will refer to you as such in the masculine. As I stated […]