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14/1/2020 Next stop after Taupo was Tongariro National Park. The principal thing we wanted to do there was the Tongariro Crossing – 19.4km hike over the volcanoes. As soon as we got to Taurangi, Mum and Dad let us loose … Continue reading →

After we left Rotorua we went to visit the Hobbiton movie set from the Lord of the Rings. This is Josh our tour guide for Hobbiton. 🏘 He was funny mostly but he had terrible jokes, sorta like grandad! 😋😋😝😜😛 … Continue reading →

On our first day at the Coromandel Peninsula we went for a drive, starting at Thames and finishing up at Hot Water Beach. We stopped at lots of lookouts along the way. The best bit about the Coromandel Peninsula was … Continue reading →

On Friday we arrived in New Zealand ✈️, and we were really excited to pick up our camper-van , Big Bub the camper. 😃 We drove to our campsite 🏕, in Orewa. On Saturday, we had a big day driving … Continue reading →