As you might be able to tell from the photo the camper van has not moved, and we are still in Pururi Bay, it’s just so beautiful here it’s hard to leave. Anyway, I thought I would mention Jonas Ng and Acacia Motorhomes and let Jonas know that we should have been charging admission for… Read More Tickets Please
Sarah and I have been coming to Pururi Bay for around 16 years now and for the last 6 or 7 years while I have been stuck at work it’s the only place we ever came too, guaranteed phone signal, excellent fishing and great camp managers made it just the place to visit. So after… Read More Puriri Bay
It’s funny we have owned the old campervan for 15 years prior to purchasing the new one and we had never been freedom camping and here we are spending our 4th day unrestricted in only 8 days of owning the van. The camp site at Whananaki South is not in the travel directory and it’s… Read More Freedom Camping in Paradise
We found this guy standing guard on the beach at Woolley’s Bay during our evening walk, and I must say I was tempted to consider crab for dinner, but he would have not been big enough for the two of us. Day two at Woolley’s Bay we decided to walk to Matapouri Bay along the… Read More Paradise Found
So after 2 days at Treasure island and supplies running low. We ventured into Whangarei to stock up on essentials. Making the first stop at the Warehouse, I should have taken a photo of the van parked across 4 car parks. Just as well the car park was relatively empty. It is something I am… Read More Wild Woolley and Lost
Sunday morning, we had decided to leave Manganese Point. To continue on to other places in and around Whangarei. We had, however not taken notice of the warning signs at the entry to the campsite warning large vehicles and also front-wheel drive vehicles about road conditions. After a rainstorm Saturday night the road conditions were… Read More On the road to nowhere
So after a little delay we finally got to collect the campervan Thursday 06/10/2017, there always seemed to be another thing we wanted to add to the van, but eventually plans settled and we were on our way. Thanks, Jonas @ Acacia Motorhomes for your patience with us but the Dethleffs XLi is just fantastic,… Read More Campervan Collected