Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Thursday 7th, to Sunday 10th May 2026 Thursday - Coromandel Town: We crossed the peninsula after visiting a couple more beautiful beaches on the east coast. The first was Cook's Beach, where Captain Cook landed in 1769. Cook's Beach We went on further to visit Whangapoua beach which was equally as beautiful. The bay here …
Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th May 2026 Tuesday: A long drive today, north. Not so much the distance, but the nature of the roads, up and down, tight twists and the occasional hairpin thrown in. We also had a long wait where repairs were being done to the road following several landslides. We had planned …
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2026 We chose to visit a couple of geothermal sites on Friday, spending the night before on the car park at Korako, before moving on to Wai-O-Tapu, then finally heading to Rotorua for the night. Each of the geothermal sites have a different experience to offer. What they have …
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Tuesday 28th to 29th April 2026 Leaving the Wellington area, we are making our way north. As usual, we are stopping off at points of interest: Bulls: The pleasant small town of Bulls on State Highway 1 has a number of interesting buildings. However the townsfolk appear to be rather proud of the town's name. …
Friday 24th to Monday 27th April 2026 Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Nevertheless, it is a compact city. with a vibrant water-front culture. Whilst in this area, we stayed with my cousin John and his wife Gill, who were amazing hosts. They live approximately 45 minutes away from the city. Many thanks …
Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd April 2026 Our journey north continues, heading broadly towards Picton and the ferry across to the North Island on Thursday afternoon. The Seal Colony: Still experiencing dreadful weather, around 30 minutes drive north of Kaikoura, we stopped to see the seals. The seal colony here is far more impressive than …
Continue reading "A Huge Seal Colony, Blenheim and Picton, South Island, New Zealand"
Sunday 12th to Wednesday 15th April 2026 We are continuing to make our way north, calling in at places of interest. Queenstown: On our journey towards Queenstown, there were a few nice views: The city of Queenstown is a lovely city, alongside Lake Wakatipu, which is huge. It is obviously a place for people who …
Continue reading "Queenstown, Arrowtown, Cromwell and Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand"
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th April 2026 We booked a cruise in Milford Sound for the Sunday, so started to make our way north, along Milford Road. The Sound is at the end of a long road which is a dead-end, so we knew we would be returning along the same route, afterwards. Te Anau: …
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Thursday 9th April 2026 We had booked a couple of nights stay at Possum Lodge, Manapouri, to allow us to take a full day to explore Doubtful Sound. This was booked through RealNZ, who we found to be very efficient. Doubtful Sound is a fjord on the south west coast of South Island, New Zealand …
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Monday 6th April 2026 Cathedral Caves, Curio Bay and Slope Point: After a night spent on a local authority run site, which was good and economical, we travelled on to our first stop of the day, Cathedral Caves. The caves are two, huge interlinked sea caves which are only accessible at low tide. We had …
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"See-u-Later" 