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17.02.2024 New Zealand: Okere Falls & Rotorua
We took Highway 33 and headed south out of Tauranga towards Rotorua. We actually decided to stay slightly north of Rotorua, near Okere falls because we wanted something quiet and out of town to carry on our rural vibe. We landed the most idyllic, quiet campground on the shore of Lake Rotoiti. Before we even…
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16.02.2024 New Zealand: The ‘Mount’
We left the Coromandel peninsula via Highway 25 and 2 towards Mount Maunganui (far less A470-ish and more generic motorway). The area is renowned for its extinct volcano and pumping surf, we can verify the latter because the waves were very big bois. Upon arrival, we headed for an evening swim which went particularly well;…
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15.02.2024 New Zealand: Coromandel Peninsula
Journey from London was grim, second leg (14hrs) from Vancouver to Auckland was pretty ropey. A seatbelt securely fastened jobby. Within an hour of landing, we’d pick(ed)-up the pick-up truck (only done 10,000 miles) and negotiated two new burner sim cards. The truck is a lot more fun to drive in performance mode, but we…
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06.04.2023 Dorset
Trying to capitalise on the good weather, we vacated the motherland (Wales) and headed south towards Dorset in the diesel steed. We booked to stay in the New Inn, a traditional English heritage listed pub in West Knighton with some cosy (and affordable) accommodation around the back. The weekend highlight was exploring Lulworth Cove and…
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