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Australia – Mystery Bay & Wilsons Promontory – 19th-22nd Jan

We found a really good camping spot on Mystery Bay, it’s pretty basic but for the location it’s ideal and set in a big forested area. We found ourselves a sheltered spot where we weren’t overlooked and set up the tent once again. The drive … Read More

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New Zealand – Wanaka – 11th/12th Dec

It was quite a drive from Franz Josef to Wanaka so we broke up the journey with an overnight stop at the DOC campground located at the top of Lake Wanaka. We had a pretty slow start to the day with some photographs of the … Read More

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New Zealand – Abel Tasman / Takaka – 5th/6th Dec

The skydive was off once again! We found this out bright and early and decided we would hang around for the morning to see if the weather would improve. With the help of the Motueka I-site staff we decided that the weather wouldn’t be getting … Read More

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New Zealand – Marlborough Sounds – 30th Nov/2nd Dec

This was to be 3 days of sheer relaxation and fun with Vic and Dave. Starting early we all piled into “Po” along with bedding, food, booze and games and set off for Picton. Dave G had arranged with his brother for a boat taxi … Read More

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New Zealand – Napier / Tongariro Alpine Crossing – 26th/27th November

After a spot of skyping home from Hastings and a drive out to some of the beaches south of Napier at midday we got in touch with Roam located in Tongariro to see if the park shuttle service was operating for the next day. They … Read More

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New Zealand – Waipoai forest & Muriwai Beach – 14th/15th November

Leaving our simple DOC campsite we drove towards the Kauri Coast our destination for our four wheeled home was to be Trounson forest DOC which according to the info has hot showers. Whilst on our road-trip for the day we stopped off via Opononi and … Read More

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New Zealand – Auckland – 7th/8th November

Our Qantas trans-pacific flight was easy enough with over five hours of sleep to pass the time and the obligatory movie or two. We all know what airplane food can be like, but recently both of us have been fairly impressed with the offerings. However … Read More

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USA – Road Trip – Los Angeles / Santa Monica – 3rd/5th November

First of all was a lovely sunny walk around the block with Sarah’s best friend Madison her beautiful golden retriever. This was followed by an hour and a half class with Erich Schiffmann whom Helen and Sarah had both trained with in August. It was … Read More

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USA – Road Trip – Lake Powell – 25th / 26th October

So last night in our tent lovingly borrowed from Joe and our last campground in America…at least this time round! We packed up and retraced our journey back up the 89 with another stop at Dessert View on the way. We had been booked into … Read More

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USA – Road Trip – Grand Canyon – 23rd / 24th October

We were up fairly early, enjoyed our usual breakfast; fruit, cereal and yoghurt, packed up the tent and our belongings and set off on the next part of our journey. It took around 5 hours to reach the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with … Read More

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USA – Road Trip – San Francisco – 13th/14th October

We started the day with a visit to some very inspiring inspiring exhibitions housed at the SFMOMA and the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Galleries don’t open until 11am-midday in the city so we edited and wrote in a local cafe before getting the bus to the … Read More

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USA – Road Trip – Fort Bragg / Mendocino – 29th September

We got up early and went south to Fort Bragg, this was our first drive on Highway 1, a route we would now be taking on and off for the next few weeks. It wasn’t a long journey at all and we were in the … Read More