Another instalment in our Westward Ho series – this is the last one Westward Ho – Cameron Flat & Lake Hawea. We wound up our stay at Fox Glacier and hit the road again. Click on our previous blog Westward Ho – Franz Josef & Fox Glacier. Cameron Flat was our destination and as you […]
After spending an amazing time at Hokitika – make sure you read our previous blog Westward Ho – Hokitika, it was time to hit the road. The next thrilling instalment in our Westward Ho series is all about the glacier towns, Westward Ho– Franz Josef and Fox Glacier. Hokitika to Franz Josef As you […]
Part Two in our series of Westward Ho sojourn down the West Coast of the South Island. It’s all about Westward Ho – Hokitika this time. However, if you haven’t already done so – click here to read our Westward Ho – Springfield blog. As mentioned in my previous blog, we are exploring a part of […]
We had been parked up in Ashburton Holiday Park for about a week as we were needing to sort out a ‘heater issue’. Quite important as we enter into some of the colder months of the year! FYI, Ashburton Holiday Park (TD#7774) is part of the Campersaver Scheme with the NZMCA. If you are members, […]
Haast was an area I was looking forward to visiting. It has been some years since I’ve travelled through Haast and never really stopped long enough to really discover what is in and around the area. As usual, my ‘Lindy List’ (which I always seem to have one on the go) was quite extensive! So, […]
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 […]
The committee (ie Scotty and I) held a meeting and we both agreed that we’d like to visit Gillespies Beach on the West Coast. Off the Beaten Track Gillespies Beach is a little off the beaten track so the road in does come with some warnings. We did our research, read some blogs and comments […]
Where Is Nelson Creek? “Where on earth is Nelson Creek?” I hear you ask. After finishing our housesitting assignment in Barrytown, we travelled south along the coast to Greymouth and turned inland for around 25km. Reaching the turnoff onto Nelson Creek Rd, it was another 6km before we reached the tiny settlement of Nelson Creek. […]
Our expedition around the West Coast and the surrounding area continued. See Our Top Picks for the West Coast – Part One. We found out fast that the West Coast offers more than what we thought and in between House Sitting the BnB, looking after Roxy (our foster fur baby) and caring for the property, […]
We’ve Found Ourselves on the West Coast After finishing our House Sitting Assignment in Martinborough in the Wairarapa, North Island, we found ourselves on the wild West Coast. We’ve had 3 epic weeks exploring ‘small town NZ’ around the top part of the South Island. See a list of our blogs and links at the […]