Moving towards Moeraki It was only about an hours drive for us to get to Moeraki from our camping spot at Awamoko (read the previous blog here). We decide to take the coastal road as we’d never travelled this road before. We’re so pleased we decided to take in the scenic route as it offered […]
Southbound to Franz Josef We love slow travelling so we like to keep our travel days short. Quite often our tyres haven’t heated up before we reach our next destination. Our overnight stay at Historical Ross (see the previous blog) meant that we only had just over 100km before our next camping spot at Franz […]
What’s so Great About the Tasman’s Great Taste Trail If you have been following our previous blogs, you will recall that we have been cycling sections of the Tasman’s Great Taste Trail. Click on the following links to read more on the sections of the Great Taste Trail we’ve completed: We’re Heading to Mapua Kaiteriteri […]
Pushkar to Jaipur After a fascinating stay at Pushkar and our visit to the famous Camel Fair (previous blog), we were up and ready for another early start for our bus trip to Jaipur. It was a moderately comfortable Scania with AC so all was not so bad for our 4-hour trip. It was thankfully […]
Nelson Creek to Reefton Just a short 45 min (59km) drive from Nelson Creek is the small township of Reefton. Now I say small, but this wee town sure packs a punch when it comes to its history. Reefton – The Town of Light This small unassuming settlement proudly boasts its own ‘claim to fame’. […]
Westport Bound Once we had finished our stay in Karamea (see the previous blog) there was no other choice but to back-track the way we’d come. Westport was going to be our home for the next 3 nights as we had time to fill in before our house sitting assignment started in Barrytown, further down […]
It was farewell to Murchison (see the previous blog) and we were headed to Westport for a quick one-night stopover, before continuing through to Karamea. Now Murchison to Karamea is completely doable in one day, we’re ‘rushing it slowly’ so wanted to check out the NZMCA Park (#6479) in Westport, and have a look […]
You would be forgiven if you thought that Murchison was just a great place to stopover on your way from point A to B. What else is there to do in Murchison you may well ask? Where is Murchison? Murchison is located in the top half of the South Island in the Tasman Region. It […]
Pakawau – New Territory We were pretty excited to be heading to Pakawau, Farewell Spit, as this was going to be new territory for us. Neither of us had been to this part of NZ before and Pakawau seemed like a great base to explore the area. We set off from Pohara where we’d been […]
Kaiteriteri to Pohara It was time to leave the golden sands of Kaiteriteri (see the previous blog), and carry on with our journey around the top section of the South Island – heading to Pohara. Why We Chose Pohara It wasn’t a long drive from Kaiteriteri to Pohara, only approximately 60km. Between us and them […]