Tongariro Crossing Well.... That was hard works but what a sense of achievement at the end of it. An 8 hour walk completed in 6 and a half hours. Not at all easy but well worth the effort for the stunning views. The walk incorporates a lot of the Scenery that was used to film LOTR... Most notably the mountain used as Mount Doom and also the volcanic rock land that made up the plains of Mordor. Stunning Scenery, absolutely breathtaking and they say that this is ...

What a Few Days!!! We have been out of touch...... Out of WIFI and also.... Out of this world!!! Here's why..... 15/11/11 A day of driving. Having left the bay of Islands, it was time to head South to continue with our tour of the North Island. LOTS of driving but LOTS of sites and LOTS of fun. We started by heading back through Whangarei and popped into town to have a quick look at the hospital and the housing market and prices. Bungalows or 'Sheds' as they ...

Waking up isn't half bad here!! Ok.... Waking up itself not that nice but to wake up and to be able to open the camper van curtains and be staring at a waterfall no more than 100 metres away is absolutely stunning.  We are at the Haruru falls in Northland, above Auckland. Surrounded by an area which is coveted in history and beauty.  But more about that later..... After staying at the camp sight we finally managed to find the night before, we woke early and ...

Leaving New York In our own executive car on the way to JFK for our flight to LA and then onwards to Auckland, New Zealand!! These 2 added together will be 20 hours in the air!! Sarah worked out that by the time we get to New Zealand we will have spent over a quarter of our honeymoon in a plane!! Our final day in NYC has still been memorable. We checked out of the hotel this morning and had breakfast in a US diner then headed downtown to Times Square to watch ...

Landing in new zealand Wow! So far just wow. And all we've managed to do is shower in the airport, get on a bus, get the camper van, eat lunch out and do a supermarket shop to fill our new tiny home.  We are heading towards our camp site for the evening with the hope of managing a few activities before exhaustion takes over and we have to cook the huge fresh king prawns on the BBQ then head to bed......never made it to eat so we just went to bed.....read on to...