So…..started the day doing housework most of the morning…………boy you have no idea how much dust and grit accumulates in the vehicle over a few weeks. Although I do a sweep and mop regularly this was a full-on clean including the dashboard all the way back to the bedroom. Luckily […]

Having arrived in Porangahau we settled back to relax and watched a movie before we had an evening walk on the beach and enjoyed a Thai Chicken curry for dinner. Our sleep was intermittent due to the wind and this morning and I MEAN early; we were woken by a […]

The winding road song comes to mind to describe the trip from Mangatainoka to Herbertville Beach. At one stage we had another pucker moment when we were  exposed to the wind on top of the ridge. We slowed down that much we got passed by a stock truck and trailer.   […]

Left Riversdale and thought we would head back to Castlepoint so the boy could have a fish while I went with Mac and Rose back up the lighthouse. They have such interesting information to read up on the rock – one of the stories was of a Maori woman who […]

Well campers awoke at 3 am by the rooster who I believe has a death wish and then again by an owl at 4 am. Be buggered if I do not have a enough of a problem with the prostate with out the bloody wildlife. Just as well I didn’t […]

                                            A photo from Poppy’s morning walk: Afternoon campers……….we are currently staying at a POP (Park over Property) called Bush House in a field currently populated by ourselves, Mac […]

We had a very quiet night in Featherston behind the library. The weather unlike up north was tranquil and dry. Nice late start with having to wake Mac and Rose at 7:30 when the call of nature forced me out of the fart sack. Leashed the dogs and walked to […]

So here are……another day, another destination!! Rod started the morning with a big walk in Plimmerton before we moved on.; while I did some ‘housework’ After our usual WSS (water/shit/station) stop we arrived in Waikanae and pulled into the freedom camping space at Waikanae Estuary. What a great location for self-contained […]

What a glorious few days!!!! Our adventure in Wellington began when we arrived and had to find the NZMCA park in Plimmerton……bless Garmin; it had not updated one of the off-ramps and we initially missed our turn. With some creative manoeuvring we turned around and eventually found our night’s end […]

We had a most amazing day yesterday/today!! After Castlepoint we headed to Tinui Cafe & Bar at a little place called Tinui. It has the infamous honour of holding the first formal ANZAC celebration. Back in 1914 there were a thousand single men in the area; many of whom volunteered […]