It was farewell to Murchison (see the previous blog) and we were headed to Westport for a quick one-night stopover, before continuing through to Karamea. Now Murchison to Karamea is completely doable in one day, we’re ‘rushing it slowly’ so wanted to check out the NZMCA Park (#6479) in Westport, and have a look […]
You would be forgiven if you thought that Murchison was just a great place to stopover on your way from point A to B. What else is there to do in Murchison you may well ask? Where is Murchison? Murchison is located in the top half of the South Island in the Tasman Region. It […]
Pakawau – New Territory We were pretty excited to be heading to Pakawau, Farewell Spit, as this was going to be new territory for us. Neither of us had been to this part of NZ before and Pakawau seemed like a great base to explore the area. We set off from Pohara where we’d been […]
Kaiteriteri to Pohara It was time to leave the golden sands of Kaiteriteri (see the previous blog), and carry on with our journey around the top section of the South Island – heading to Pohara. Why We Chose Pohara It wasn’t a long drive from Kaiteriteri to Pohara, only approximately 60km. Between us and them […]
The Golden Sands of Kaiteriteri Kaiteriteri Beach is loved by both NZ’s and foreigners alike. We can understand why it has been ranked as No. 68 on a list of the world’s best 100 beaches by CNN. Kiwis also thought it was worth voting it in the Top 10 ‘most loved beaches’ in an AA […]
Our Stay in Picton After our night in Blenheim, at Rita’s CAP (see our blog South Island Bound), we headed back to Picton. It was only a short drive so we had plenty of time to get to our destination which was Whatamango Bay DOC Camping Ground. Whatamango Whatamango Bay is approximately 13km past Picton […]
The Lure of the South Island We’re bucking the trend and heading to the South Island as winter descends. It’s okay though, we will hang around the top half of the South Island. It is slightly warmer in those cold winter months than in Central Otago and we have some housesitting assignments in the top […]
With our house/pet sitting assignment in North Auckland complete, it was time to start heading south. It seems a little backward as most of the travelling population wants to head north for the winter. After a trial run to ‘Find Our Feet’ (click on the link to view our blog and video), this trip wasn’t […]
No matter what changes you make in your life, there is a time when you need to find your feet. This is whether you decide to move towns, cities, countries or jobs, there is a settling in period, a time for adjustments. After selling up most of our possessions, selling a business and leaving jobs, […]
Starting from Scratch When we first muted the idea of importing a new caravan into NZ from Australia, we knew nothing about the process, the rules and regulations nor who to contact to get the ball rolling. We had to do all our own research – hence this blog to help anyone else who is […]