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It’s Over, Time To Get Away!
So much has been written about the lockdown in Auckland over the last few months that I think we are all over it. We might be over it but it was still having a major influence on our lifestyles...
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Away, During The Summer Madness.
Lots of families have their own holiday traditions. Ours is not to go away during the peak holiday season. We like to leave the campgrounds and beaches to those who cannot get away at any other time....
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Saddle Sore In Waihi
After spending two restful nights staying with our friend Terry (see last blog), it was time to move on. However, before doing that, we wanted to take advantage of the coolness of the morning and...
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Catching Up.
One of the drawbacks from all the time we have spent off the road is how little we have seen of people we have got to know over the last few years. So with my treatment for lymphoma now well and truly...
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Whakamaru. Lakeside Paradise.
After leaving the Horahora Domain it was time to find a new destination without having to travel too far. This trip was about relaxation not seeing how far we could drive. Also with the price of diesel...
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Magical Mangakino
Before we moved on from the Whakamaru Reserve we wanted to get the bikes out and complete part of the Waikato River cycle trail we had done two years ago. By riding back from our position we could...
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The Long Way Round
In my previous blog I mentioned that we had to make an unexpected trip home. Its always annoying when you have to cut your trip short and you wonder why it couldn’t have happened during the last six...
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A Slight Misadventure.
Back in late 2021 while we were away exploring the country we noticed that the bathroom window wasn’t sitting “flush” in it’s frame. It appeared to us that it was coming out of the hinge that holds it...
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Matamata. Staying At A POP.
Wow, it’s been ages since I last wrote a post. I’ve started to write a few blogs, during that time, about odd things that have been happening but never finished them. One day I might get around to...
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All Wrapped Up For Xmas
Our trip last week to Matamata had many highlights including finding the delightful park over property run by Ron and Gayle Arnott, that I wrote about in my previous blog. But our real reason for the...
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It’s Been A Long Time
I’m almost too frightened to publish how long it is since I posted to this site (Actually December 2022). Because then I would know how long it’s been since we made serious use of the motorhome....
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Te Aroha – Feel The Love
After three adventure packed days in Waihi, it was time to continue our journey around places closer to home. Just thirty or so minutes down the road is the small town of Te Aroha where the NZMCA has...
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Painted Cows and Flowers
Two of the reasons for this trip around the lower Coromandel and Waikato were to stick close to home. But also, not too drive for hours each day between destinations. With that in mind and as we spent...
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An Accidental Disaster
Back in 2019 Sarah and I spent a few glorious days staying at the DOC camp at Whakaipo Bay in Taupo. In what now seems a lifetime ago we rode our E Bikes up the K2K track to where it summits before...
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Turangi Another Small Town Surprise.
There was a time, not so long ago, when we were within single figures of having stayed at all of the NZMCA Parks. But, with life and medical issues getting in the way of motorhoming and the NZMCA...
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Back in the Saddle
In some ways going away in the motorhome is a bit like learning to ride a bike once you have mastered the rest just follows along. So, it is when we decide to head away these days, having done it...
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National Park the Freedom to Explore.
From Otorohanga we continued to head south with a vague plan to eventually end up visiting some of the NZMCA Parks further down the island that we haven’t yet checked off the visited and stayed list....
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A Return to Good Old Blighty. Part One.
Hard to believe but it’s been over fifty years, in fact using an online calculator I worked out that it has been 19,188 days since I left the UK with my family back in 1971. Which is by any count a...
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Marton
Our night at the freedom camping area in National Park saw some of the heaviest frost we have encountered. The windscreen cover we use in these situations was almost frozen solid but did a great job of...
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Kai Iwi Beach an NZMCA Camp Saver Special
For the last few years, the NZMCA have run a scheme that offers discounted rates at various camping grounds throughout New Zealand. Some camps offer a flat fee others offer discounts on their current...
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