Category: October 2023 – South Island
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Day 2 – Lake Karapiro to Opotiki
Success is Falling Over Twice and Getting Up Thrice I was a bit excited this morning – I wanted to see exactly where we’d parked up last night for our first adventure of Freedom Camping (yes, we’re now one of those people – Freedom Campers!). Alan joined me – we were both surprised to see…
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South Island Holiday – Day 6
Dunedin + Bluff + Invercargill The weather was really starting to get cold, blustery and outright wintery. Unfortunately, I’d eaten something that had given me massive stomach cramps and was feeling very sorry for myself. I was in quite a bit of pain which meant I wasn’t really that connected to what was going on…
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South Island Holiday – Day 5
Larnach Castle – Dunedin Not many people realise NZ has its very own castle – Larnach Castle. It’s no longer lived in as a family home, but it was until very recently. It’s privately owned; the ballroom can be exclusively hired for private events. Before we visited Larnach Castle we drove out to the Royal…
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South Island Holiday – Day 2
Our first night was “interesting”. We’ve decided that because it’s just the two of us, we’ll keep our bed permanently made up at the back of the van, and using seating around the dining table as our main “living” area. This meant the rear lounge area was converted into a double bed (east-west orientation) made…
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South Island Holiday – Day 1
Our very first South Island motorhome adventure begins! Day 1 takes us from Wellington to Christchurch with Air NZ. Because of important things not working (like central locking) we didn’t get as far south as we’d hoped.
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