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OUR LAST DAY IN THE VAN :(

Posted on 26th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Saturday 26th January, 2019. Today was our last full day in the motorhome, not our last day here in New Zealand but still feels a little sad! Regardless we wanted to make the most of our final day with some beaches, waterfalls and views. Which we did. First stop of the day was to get […]

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More caves and blue water waves! ? 

Posted on 25th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Friday 25th January 2019. Usual morning for the “Van life” this morning. Refilling water, emptying water and of course emptying the toilet. It’s weird how these jobs are satisfying as you know it’s been done and you’re good for 3-4, even 5, days! We were heading to the Coromandel peninsular this morning. A windy drive […]

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IM GOING ON AN ADVENTURE ❤️

Posted on 24th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Thursday 24th January 2019. Today was setup to be an awesome day and somewhat maybe a shame for squeezing in two of the most incredible things to do here in New Zealand in one day. But they were booked and we were ready! First stop of the day… Glowworms. We chose to go with a […]

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The best day hike in NZ… and alpacas! 

Posted on 23rd January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Wednesday 23rd January 2019. We left our freedom camp spot early so that we could park and catch our 630AM bus to the start of the day hike. Approximately 6 hours and 20KM of trail across alpine landscapes and volcanic surroundings this was set to be an awesome day. We started fresh legged at 7:10AM […]

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Rafting the highest waterfall in the world! ? 

Posted on 22nd January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Tuesday 22nd January, 2019. We got in late last night from the Maori Experience so we had a little lie in this morning which was needed. From there we did the usual van duties but this time the dump station in our holiday Park was an actual toilet in the floor. Weird! First stop was […]

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The Maori Experience… truly amazing <3

Posted on 21st January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Monday 21st January 2019. We somehow managed to park in a car park for a popular rapids last night. When we woke up there were buses, cars and tonnes of people getting out and we were so confused. Turns out they open the dam at 10AM every morning and it was a cool sight to […]

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WE SAW MOUNT DOOM! Another LOTR sighting.

Posted on 20th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Sunday 20th January, 2019. We stayed the night in a lovely riverside campsite to get some washing done and top up the batteries on the van. For breakfast we stayed classy and had a pie and ice cream. I mean did you even go to New Zealand if you didn’t eat pie for breakfast? No […]

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Tramping tracks with men who had guns

Posted on 19th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Saturday 19th January, 2019. After our urban freedom camping spot and getting an awesome nights sleep we had some bad news in that somehow the fridge had stopped working overnight… ??‍♂️ Turns out we had overfilled it. Out with the old food and back to the supermarket to buy some essentials like milk and boysenberry yoghurt ? […]

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Hiking Roys Peak, New Zealand.

Posted on 11th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Friday 11th January, 2019. After yesterday’s early morning rain we were determined to get up early and get some clear skies so that we could hike Roy’s peak. 330AM our alarms went off to no sound of rain, only stars in the sky, winner! Eagerly awake and ready for the hike ahead to got up, […]

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Waterfalls, mirror lakes and beautiful rainforest trails.

Posted on 10th January 20194th August 2022by Lou Brierley

Thursday 10th January, 2019. Today we had our alarms set for 330AM ready for a hike up Roy’s peak. Hoping to 1/ catch a sunrise and 2/ miss the crowds of people expected to be doing the same. We woke up at 330AM to the sound of that dreaded alarm and heavy rain on top of […]

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