Chris & Elaine’s Kiwi Camper Caper 2015

F6026B2F-E404-47D8-BEEC-38C70DFF3D4CWelcome to more of our travels! This will be our most epic trip so far … leaving on New Year’s Eve to go round the world in 101 days! So why call this a Kiwi Camper Caper you ask …

The trip begins with a family visit to Sydney, stopping in Singapore en route, followed by a seven week tour of New Zealand, then a couple of stops on the way home in the Cook Islands and Los Angeles … so while we are going round the world, New Zealand will be the star of the blog!

My daughter Joanna is joining us for the first couple of weeks touring the North Island, then we return her to Auckland to fly home, while we swap to a smaller camper to see a little more of the North Island, before travelling south.

It is around 2000km to drive from Cape Reinga in the north to The Bluff in the south, but we reckon we will cover around 6000km to see everything in between … – Coastline with beaches, bays and blowholes – Exotic fish, dolphins, whales and seals – Albatrosses, gannets and penguins, kiwi and kea – Mountains and volcanos, glaciers, icebergs and fjords – Limestone caves with glowworms – Geysers, mud pools and hot springs – Gorges, waterfalls and lakes – Maori history and culture – Art Deco buildings, historic houses, goldmines and railways – Vineyards and wineries – A World Cup Cricket match …. England – howzat! and maybe a Hobbit!

Itinerary

Singapore without the Sling!

Staying with Sydneysiders

Auckland … Volcanoes and Alien Abduction

Miranda and the Howling Wind

Hahei and Hot Water Beach

Karangahake Gorge and the Gold Rush

Rotorua … Hobbits and More Hot Water

Kauri Coast. … Lots of Kauri but no Kiwi!

Waitomo Caves and the Magical Glowworms

Shakespear Regional Park and Tiritiri Matangi

Whangarei and the Poorly Camper

Kawakawa and the Arty Farty Loos

Bay of Islands … Birth of a Nation

Cape Reinga and Ninety Mile Beach

Kauri Coast. … Lots of Kauri but no Kiwi!

The Middle Revisited

Cape Kidnappers and the Gannet Colony

Napier … Art Deco Capital

Windy Wellington and the Eagerly Awaited Cricket

The Marlborough Sounds and Elaine Bay

Abel Tasman and the Tramp to Apple Tree Bay

Punakaiki and the Pancake Rocks

Arthur’s Pass … Freezing with a Cheeky Kea

Franz Josef & Fox … Our Glacier Experience

Central Otago … and Our Very Own Lake!

Fjordland … Cruising Milford Sound

Invercargill and the World’s Fastest Indian

The Catlins … and Sealions!

Dunedin … Little and Large of the Bird World

Moeraki … Boulders and Yellow Eyed Penguins

Oamaru and Omarama … Get your tongue round that!

Mackenzie Country … Turquoise Lakes and Icebergs

Rakaia Gorge … There and Back Again!

Christchurch … Rebirth from Rubble

Slowing to Island Time on Rarotonga

There’s More to Los Angeles than Theme Parks!

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