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Frankton is our base for some Queenstown Cycleways

March 26, 2022 by rosemary Leave a Comment

Driftaway campground Frankton

Cycling Trip March 2022 Otago Queenstown Part 3 Queenstown is not my favourite place -  but it is in one of the most beautiful locations in New Zealand.  The secret is stay in – Arrowtown, or Frankton or Lake Hayes.  All of these have an amazing network of hundreds of kilometres of cycle trails linking you to the great outdoors. Staying at Driftaway … [Read more...]

Cromwell here we come

March 26, 2022 by rosemary Leave a Comment

Church of Good Shepherd Tekapo

Cycling Trip March 2022 Otago Queenstown Part 1 We are heading off in our caravan for a week of cycling in Central Otago and Queenstown – the highlight of the trip is to be the new Dunstan Cycle Trail. Towing a caravan slows us down somewhat, so we decide to break our journey to Central Otago (from Christchurch) in Lake Tekapo.  We love the Lake Tekapo Motels and … [Read more...]

Pukatea – Whites Bay Blenheim

December 10, 2021 by rosemary Leave a Comment

Pukatea whites bay

What is not to like – this is New Zealand at it’s best – accessible but off the beaten track Pukatea or Whites Bay is a beautiful Department of Conservation (DOC) campground Surrounded by native bush full of  birds with a safe beach and heaps of walks to explore.  At night a short walk will lead you to a  beautiful glow worm grotto. During the day you … [Read more...]

Peel Forest – Ancient and Accessible Legacy

February 16, 2021 by rosemary 2 Comments

Peel Forest Ancient trees

Peel Forest is somewhere we had talked about staying some time, now we have a caravan to aid our exploring of New Zealand. We have finally carved out some time for a visit. Peel Forest is at the foot of the Southern Alps -  23 kms north of Geraldine in South Canterbury,   140 kms from Christchurch. It is part of the Mt Peel/Waikari Hills Conservation Area, situated by the … [Read more...]

Oamaru – Cycling, Steampunk, Gardens and Sealife – lots to do here

January 28, 2021 by rosemary 1 Comment

Merri-Anne - our caravan in Oamaru at Top10 Holiday park

I have always just passed through Oamaru, but our new caravan has been our excuse to stay awhile at places like this.  We did not regret it – even extended our stay another night.  You could easily stay a week! Read our separate post on Cycling in Oamaru. Oamaru – Steampunk Capital of NZ You may not know what Steampunk is, but a visit to the museum will open your … [Read more...]

Secrets of North Canterbury – Camping at Gore Bay

December 26, 2020 by rosemary 2 Comments

Caravan Adventures Gore Bay Cheviot

In the end it was the Bellbirds that called us – they were cavorting noisily in the pohutukawa trees out to the corner of the flat paddock which was the Buxton campground at Gore Bay. Easy choice for our first night in our new caravan.  The second  campground was nearer the swimming end of the beach, has slightly more facilities, and looked out more on the beach, but … [Read more...]

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