Elliot writes: We hired a car then drove to our apartment, we were spending a week there and it was next to the beach. There was lego and Netflix worked on the tv, we went kayaking and paddleboarding and there…
Category: New Zealand
Taupo to Te Kauwhata
Our first stop in the Taupo area was Huka Falls on the Waikato River. These were very impressive – fast flowing through a very narrow gorge (where you could cross over on a bridge) and a beautiful green colour. There…
Whangarei to Rotorua
Visiting a few beaches (Sandy Bay, Woolley Bay and Matapouri Bay) along the way, we wound our way south along the SH-1 from Cape Reinga and the Giant Dunes towards Whangarei, the regional capital city of Northland, famous for its…
Auckland to Cape Reinga
After a late night arrival into Auckland, the following morning we walked to the Britz campervan hire site about 500m away from our hotel. Our wheels for the New Zealand part of our adventure were significantly smaller than those of…