A Huge Seal Colony, Blenheim and Picton, South Island, New Zealand

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 …

The Royal Albatross Centre, Dunedin, and Nugget Point, South Island, New Zealand

Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th April 2026 A bit of a backlog of posts, due to a lack of internet access. We are travelling south, following the south east coast roads. Friday - The Royal Albatross Centre: On Good Friday we visited the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head, on the peninsular just south of …

Takiroa, Elephant Rocks, Oamaru and The Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand

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 …

North to Weert, Dordrecht and Rotterdam, Nederlands ..and a brief summary.

Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th October 2025 As we travelled further north through Germany into Holland, the weather turned very wet and windy. No real complaints as we have had the best of weather throughout most of this trip. Thursday - Weert: On Thursday we spent the night at Weert, a pleasant town in southern …

Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany and Wissembourg, Alsace, France.

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 …