ABOUT US



ABOUT US
We are from Cornwall, England.
We love to travel and to explore places in a campervan. We find wide open spaces exhilarating
and do lots of walking. Show us an accessible hill or mountain and we want to go up it.
We like watching birds but are not twitchers. To be honest Lawson is more into bird spotting than me but what I find amazing
is the diversity of birdlife, and the fact birds of all sizes continue to live side by side with us humans. So, in the course of our explorations
we may make a detour to the local dump because more often than not it will be one of the best places to see birds.
We are sure New Zealand will not disappoint us when it comes to birds but what about other wildlife and natural wonders?
Will we encounter anything to beat the sight of polar bears on sea ice at the North Pole?
And what will we think of the house at Paraparaumu that Ron and Vivien have built? All will be revealed.......

Friday, 28 March 2014

Before we leave

Somehow, in our hotel room, on Thursday morning, 27 March, we managed to squeeze 7 bags full of stuff into 2 large cases and 2 carry-on bags -  without leaving much behind -  and to stay within our weight limit.
And at 4 o' clock we were ready for the shuttle bus to take us to the airport.
But before we leave North Island here are some more places we visited:-



Sleepy Foxton on Manawaiu Estuary, north of Paraparaumu


Nikau Palm Forest and pioneer cemetery
Some went to Canada, others to NZ
 

Tawhai Falls, Tongariro National Park


Rare Blue Duck at the Falls
The Mounds, Tongariro National Park
Shrub covered mounds of volcanic debris
Rangipo Desert, Tongariro National Park
Mount Ruapehu across an arid landscape
DoC Campsite at Waioeka Gorge, on road to Opotiki

Turangi Bridge Walk, Waioeka Gorge


Bush reclaiming  once settled land

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