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1 March 2020
Monday 24 February 20 – Whanganui to Pipiriki – 75km Woke to a cool, but clear day which made a nice change as it has been a bit grey and damp recently. We had an enormous cooked breakfast, compliments of George, and then had to tear ourselves away from the fantastic hospitality we have experienced […]
19 February 2020
Thursday 13 February 20 – Nelson to Havelock – 76km So, we literally had to tear ourselves away from our luxury hotel in Nelson on Thursday morning – thank you so much to the Buckley family for great food, great company and comfortable surroundings. We almost didn’t leave! On that note, Nelson is the only […]
7 February 2020
Martina mentioned in the last blog that we’d met a bloke who was trapping possums for a living, which apparently were introduced from Tasmania in the 1800s as a source of fur. Unfortunately possums can strip a tree of its leaves, starting with the newest, most succulent tips. This generally kills the tree, after which […]
25 January 2020
Sunday 19 January 20 – Te Anau to Mavora Lakes – 68km Though it is a bit touristy we really liked Te Anau. It’s a lovely place with spectacular scenery and nice people. There’s plenty more to do in the area, especially multi-day trekking in the fantastic mountains, so if we come back we plan […]
12 January 2020
Sunday 5 January 2020 – Melbourne to Christchurch We had to tear ourselves away from Melbourne, which is testament to the fantastic time we had there. We said goodbye to Cara and Kilter (the scottie) earlier in the day and Yael then kindly drove us to the airport where we said our final goodbyes. We […]
28 December 2019
Though we haven’t actually finished in Australia yet our time on the road is at an end and so it seems appropriate for us to talk about our observations. Between landing in Perth on 17 October and arriving in Melbourne on 22 December we spent 63 days on the road. (I’m not including our 2-week holiday […]