Today we tackled the famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Famed as the best one day walk in New Zealand. We were incredibly lucky with the weather as the forecast had been a bit iffy, but we caught the 7 am bus from the camp site and after a thorough briefing from our driver set off from the start just as the sun cleared the…
Hello again. No, you can relax this not the start of another epic drivel fest as we’re not away in the ‘van again – although we have been in a ‘van – quite a few as it happens, thanks to a visit to the Caravan & Camping Show at the NEC. To me, our weekend start around 7pm Friday night when I’ve finished work. The minibus…
I realise I've somewhat neglected the Campsite Creature feature on this trip. Well after the enterprising rat of the previous night, last night we had Rino the goat! I should mention this is a delightfully quirky site with some nice takes on the ubiquitous cabin. The Boat/House and best of all the VW splitty campervan!.…
We had a bit of a lie in and went for a short walk before heading for Taupo. a lovely swim at the delightful Kinloch on the lake and then into Taupo itself. so many people - so many fast food outlets. We found little to our liking but made sure we visited the truly impressive Haku Falls before we left - a huge volume of…
... not if you've got my kids in the motorhome with you. So we set off at the crack of dawn, Disney bound. After 3 1/2 hours of driving we finally arrived at my children's favourite sign, 'Bienvenue' with a picture of Mickey Mouse! It was a scorching hot day and the atmosphere was enchanting. Disney characters aplenty…
The challenge of being on a beautiful site set into the stunning French countryside is that you don't have any WiFi or signal. It’s annoying at first but actually quite refreshing to be completely cut off from the outside world once you get used to it. As I said in my previous update the site was amazing and when it came…
After driving some of the best roads I've ever driven, across the mountainous ranges of Switzerland and through the Mont Blanc tunnel, I wondered if it could get any better. Well, it's very close let me tell you, the drive from Lake Geneva to the Morvan Forest takes in some dramatic scenery including the most amazing…
Good morning everyone, We’ve set out on a family holiday adventure, flying to Italy, hiring a motorhome and travelling it back from Italy through Europe to the UK. Day 1 is behind us and I thought I would send some notes and pics... The flight went perfectly with BA. On board we met a number of excited fellow 'Motorhome…
Arriving mid afternoon on a March Monday, there's a nip in the air but the sun is out - just. Ironically the sign leading into the entrance of the Centenary Site was being changed to reflect their new Caravan and Motorhome Club logo and signage. For original blog featuring site pictures please click the following…
We had a lovely leisurely overnight stay at Kawhia. Although apart from visiting the falls there was not much point in going there as we were not going to Waitoma and the hot springs on the beach would not be accessible until low tide in the afternoon. The drive east was beautiful as the landscape changed from the…
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