Lee HarrisonThe VanI realised that I have not given you a tour of our Happy Campers van which was total luxury compared to our Australian vehicle. You can…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Lee HarrisonStill More RainOn Sunday afternoon we got a brief respite from the rain which cleared enough for Richard to get on his bike and for Carole and I to head…Feb 12, 20183Feb 12, 20183
Lee HarrisonRain and More RainWe did a short walk to see beautiful Kauri trees from Tuck’s bay where we had stopped for the night.Feb 10, 20181Feb 10, 20181
Lee HarrisonDistant Relatives and a series of coincidencesWe realised that driving north up the West Coast of the Coromandel peninsular we would be passing some distant relatives of Richards. We…Feb 10, 20181Feb 10, 20181
Lee HarrisonFriends and Cathedral RockMet our friends Brian and Pierette who are on holiday here from France. Very lovely but strange to be having coffee with them on the other…Feb 10, 2018Feb 10, 2018
Lee HarrisonAnother Rail TrailRichard found the Hauraki bike trail which filled an old mining track up a gorge and through a 1k very dark tunnel and along the river. Up…Feb 6, 20182Feb 6, 20182
Lee HarrisonRotaruraWe were just going to drive through but after seeing steam coming out of a bollard we decided to stay and see more geysers. We got to Te…Feb 6, 20181Feb 6, 20181
Lee HarrisonMore volcanoesAfter a couple of days making our way up the West Coast we went inland to Lake Taupo which is surrounded by volcanoes. By chance we ended…Feb 4, 20182Feb 4, 20182
Lee HarrisonRain!We discovered that the day after we left the South Island there was a major storm combined with a very high tide which left land slides…Feb 4, 20181Feb 4, 20181
Lee HarrisonPicton and leaving the South IslandWe left the West Coast and headed inland after stopping to see the amazing pancake rocks on the coast.Jan 31, 20181Jan 31, 20181