The thing about vanlife is that everyday jobs are tricky. All those little chores we normally do in between work and dinner are a lot harder if you’re in the middle of nowhere, can’t visit your own GP or dentist or don’t have an address. So we just don’t do them, keep postponing them, tell … Continue reading Errands
Leaving Okarito, we drove back to the real world where there are things like supermarkets and dump stations and spent a day replenishing our water and groceries supplies. Since Thomas had come off his bike and hurt his hip, we made a last-minute call to change our plan from bouldering at Castle Hill to taking … Continue reading Loving Lewis
Straight after our 100km bike ride, the weather turned bad. After a day of doing work in the library, we ended up back in Kumara, where we met up with our mate Scott. Scott has been working as a kayak guide out at Okarito and drove up in his weekend to hang out with us. … Continue reading Plastic in paradise
As most people leaving Golden Bay will do, we made our way to the coast and discovered the wide range of activities the West Coast has to offer, including taking our cycling to a whole new level. After a final night in Nelson, we made our way over to the West Coast, to a tiny … Continue reading Sufferfest
Well, much to our own surprise: we have managed to leave Takaka. A mere two months after first arriving in Golden Bay, we have said goodbye to our new friends, the most awesome climbing crag in New Zealand and the numerous long-haired hippies and drove our home over the hill to explore a new area: … Continue reading Goodbye Golden Bay
Well, it’s a good thing our van made it up the hill because we ended up in a beautiful spot! We found ourselves on top of the hills bordering Abel Tasman National Park, with amazing views of the Kahurangi mountains, keas flying over, wekas scuttling past and dozens of robins and bees happily flying around … Continue reading Life’s good
This will be a lesson for anyone inviting us to pop by for a visit with the van and park up on the drive, as we ended up staying nearly a week at Wouter & Kristel! We made sure to earn our stay by making pancakes and poached eggs for breakfast, baking bread and providing … Continue reading Heatwave
How we make our way over to the South Island, where we discover a mini crag which entertains us for days in a row and how chocolate cake, frietjes with peanut sauce and a new van tyre make for a great birthday party! We arrived at the ferry terminal to find out our ferry was … Continue reading Birthday
So there we were, back in the van after a three-week break, parked up at the marina in Wellington. It took a while to get used to being back in a small space, not having unlimited internet to keep us entertained and being parked up back to back with other campers again. But before we … Continue reading Last days
As it got closer to Christmas, we had been discussing picking a place to spend a bit more time instead of constantly being on the move. Wellington seemed like a good contender, as it has beach, surf, citylife, and both indoor and outdoor climbing. We parked up at Owhiro Bay, one of the free camping … Continue reading Wellington
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