Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Saturday 18th - Monday 20th April 2026 After doing a little shopping in Greymouth, we headed cross country on State Highway 7, hoping to get out of the rainy weather. The weather definitely improved along the way and we were able to stop and explore places of interest en-route. Brunner Mine: The free-to-access Brunner Mine …
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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Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd April 2026 Over the past couple of days, we headed further south and east, making for the coast along highway 83 then down the coast on highway 1. We stopped to explore points of interest along the way, of course. Takiroa: Alongside highway 83, we came across Takiroa, which is …
Tuesday 31st March 2026 Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Situated in the central Southern Alps, it has three peaks, the highest being 3,724 metres or 12,218ft above sea level. As we arrived yesterday at the southern end of Lake Pukaki, we could see Mount Cook in the distance beyond the northern …
Monday 30th March 2026 Leaving the site at Fairlie after doing a little shopping, we continued our journey south(ish). We stopped at Burkes Pass, where we visited The Oldest Union Church in New Zealand and enjoyed a coffee at a unique retailer where many old, mostly rusting, agricultural machinery and vehicles were on display in …
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Friday 27th to Sunday 29th March Over this last couple of days we have moved inland and then a little further south, stopping very briefly at Rakaia, where I took a couple of images, then overnight at Ashburton, which is a medium-sized town, (where I took no photographs). On Saturday, we went for a walk …
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Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2025 The result of our problems on Thursday meant that we had travelled further than anticipated towards our planned stop at Moustiers for Friday night. We therefore arrived around lunchtime which enabled us to explore the village on Friday, before moving on, on Saturday. Friday - Moustiers-Sainte-Marie: The village …
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Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th August 2025 We have brought Fufu along to a rally of the Autosleepers Owners Club, held on the Redcar Rugby Club fields. Thank you to the Steward, Liz and her helpers Alec and Sharon, for the warm welcome, fine weather (though very windy!), and excellent organisation. Redcar RUFC (Fufu is …
"See-u-Later" 