6 May 2018, Ohau B NZMCA Park to Waikouaiti When I woke up I could see through my skylight that it was a dreary day so I decided to have another lie in. I set off after lunch heading to Benmore Dam. I had driven on this road a couple of times when on ArmyContinue Reading “Van Tour – The Maiden Voyage – Day 5 – Dams, Whales and Elephant”
5 May 2018, Tekapo NZMCA Park to Ohau B NZMCA Park After another relaxed start to the day I emerged from the van just after 12. I wandered the short distance to the lake edge, looking across at Tekapo Township with snowcapped mountains behind and then down the late towards the snow capped mountains. YouContinue Reading “Van Tour – The Maiden Voyage – Day 4 – Forests, Lakes and wind, wind, wind”
4 May 2018, Hanging Rock (vicinity Peasant Point) to Tekapo NZMCA Park Once again it was a good night and warm enough. It was pretty dreary and occasional showers so I decided to have a lazy morning just reading in my cozy bed. After lunch I moved on. The next site on the NZMCA travelContinue Reading “Van Tour – The Maiden Voyage – Day 3 – Rock Art, Unintentional Detours, Scenery and Lake”
3 May 2018, Waihou Box (vicinity Waimate) to Hanging Rock (vicinity Peasant Point) I slept well during the night staying warm and lulled to sleep by the waves. First thing was to have an explore and see the Waihou Box. This is a structure built in 1910 at the mouth of the Waihou RiverContinue Reading “Van Tour – The Maiden Voyage – Day 2 – Sea, shopping, art and bats”
2 May 2018. Waikouaiti to vicinity Waimate. Today was the maiden voyage of my campervan. While it is not finished all the major systems are done and it is mainly cosmetic work and some storage work still required. I left after lunch and stopped in Palmerston Café for lunch before heading for my first destinationContinue Reading “Van Tour – The maiden voyage – Day 1- Sea, seals and penguins”
