Sunday, March 18 A storm front moved in during the night. Neither Fred nor I got much sleep. It was really windy and things were…
Archive | Travel
RSS feed for this sectionOur travel adventures
Grampians
The drive to the Grampians was typical of what I expected in Australia: long and flat. But then mountains pierced the horizon! We found Halls…
Port Campbell
Wednesday, March 21 We woke up to a very windy day. Luckily, our travels were mostly inland and our walks would be rainforest walks in…
New Zealand 2017, North Island
Paths Less Traveled We’re back from our 5th trip to New Zealand. This time, we decided to explore North Island a bit more in-depth and…
Auckland’s West Coast
I saw a comment on the New Zealand forum that unless you surf, the west Auckland beaches and ranges will hold no interest for you.…
Coromandel
On the way to Coromandel from the Waitakere Ranges, we stopped at Mercer Cheese Shop. When I research a trip, I dig pretty deep for…
Karapiro, Where? Why?
Karapiro is a tiny and less-known town. It has a lake and is not far from Cambridge. Cambridge is rather upscale and has lots of…
Taupo / Tongariro National Park
Taupo is New Zealand’s largest lake, situated right in the center of North Island. It’s located in a dormant volcano. We had passed this way on…
West Coast
Warning: Photo Overload! Our destination after leaving Ohakune and Tongariro National Park was Mokau on the west coast. On the way to Mokau, we visited…
New Plymouth / Mount Taranaki
Driving down the coast, we came to our home base for the next three nights in New Plymouth. Mount Taranaki is often shrouded in clouds…