Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May 2026 Ohope: On Sunday, we travelled to the coast, staying overnight at the small town of Ohope, right next to the beach. Beach details including some green-lipped mussel shells Nothing really to add, just another stunning beach to explore in New Zealand. Moutohora Island in the distance Waihi Goldmine: …
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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 6th March 2026 After a bit of inactivity over the winter, we have finally ventured forth in Fufu again, meeting up with our friends, Jeeves and Michelle for the weekend, at a site near Wrexham. Today, we visited Erddig Hall, a National Trust property to the south of the town. Erddig Hall, showing the …
Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th December 2025 We decided to have a few days away on a city break, leaving Fufu, our motorhome, behind. Sometimes it is nice to not have to do the chores associated with a home on wheels. Instead, we travelled by train and stayed in the Holiday Inn Express which was …
Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st October 2025 Another stop on our way north through the Moselle valley. We stayed for a couple of nights, about 100 metres or so from the river, and about 3.5 miles from Cochem, on a motorhome aire belonging to a vineyard. As a result, on both evenings, (after tasting of …
Sunday 19th October 2025 Before continuing our journey north, we had a day exploring the nearby city of Trier which is apparently the oldest city in Germany. It was founded by the Romans and there are many remnants of their settlement within the city, including the Porta Nigra gate, the remains of a Roman bath, …
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th October 2025 As we continue our journey northwards, a couple of days visiting more beautiful towns. The pattern has been, look for somewhere interesting in the evening, plan the route, travel the following morning, park-up, then explore after lunch in the afternoon. Wednesday - Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany: We stayed …
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Sunday 12th and Monday 13th October 2025 Our journey in a generally northwards direction continues, but via the Black Forest in southern Germany. Sunday - Freiburg: The busy city of Freiburg has some interesting historic buildings, including towers at the old city gates and a huge medieval cathedral. Most of the streets have a channeled …
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Saturday 11th October 2025 Our journey north continues and I was surprised to learn that we are now officially in North Eastern France. It certainly feels cooler than around the Camargue and the French Riviera. Looking up at the citadel from the city square. Belfort is a fortified city which has a long history. As …
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025 Thursday - CERN and Col de la Faucille: Heading north again, we headed for the town of Gex and just beyond it, our planned overnight stay of Col de la Faucille. The Fort l'Ecluse, which we passed en-route Along the way, we passed signs for CERN, so on …
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"See-u-Later" 