Feb 3, 2019 | Blog, New Zealand
After our first freedom camping experience, we were ready to drive out to Queenstown, given it was winter and we’d read a lot of warnings about some of the alpine roads we were a little nervous about driving over Lindis Pass. We needed to refuel so checked with...
Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, New Zealand
We headed down the winding roads from Akaroa towards Ashburton where we stopped for lunch – to be honest, there isn’t much here and we should have planned our stop better!! We then continued down the East Coast towards Timaru arriving in the late...
Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, New Zealand
An early start for Sarah as she volunteered to walk to start the process of collecting our home on wheels from Apollo – after hearing that there can be long wait times involved. Fortunately, Sarah sorted everything out so quickly that she was able to come to...
Oct 21, 2018 | Blog, New Zealand
Hours waiting in Melbourne airport, delayed flight, lack of food on disappointing Virgin airlines, but we are back in New Zealand – 11 years and 1 month after last being here. A most welcoming passport control lady, customs man and taxi driver help us to get to...
Oct 5, 2018 | Australia, Blog
Having spent the last two weeks driving around Tasmania, we ended our trip with 3 nights in it’s ‘capital’ Hobart. This coastal city in the south of the country is nothing like any other city we have been too. Those that know us well, will tell you...