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When in Auckland .....

Day - 34 Monday 25th May 2009 The day started wet, but relatively mild. The flag was flying rather limply: And as we are moving on to the U.S. of A. tomorrow, it was time to find it a new home in Hokitika, so here's a last view of it: As we're on the outskirts of Auckland, we...

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Saros on May 25, 2009 from Manukau City, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Fast Forward - The Past & The Present

Well, you're probably wondering what's going on with our travel blog. Understandable given that entries have been very few since we arrived in NZ. Our apologies...we've been on the go, go, go and without internet connections for most of the time. Okay, enough excuses...let's share our most...

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Shane & Norma on May 24, 2009 from Timaru, New Zealand

from the travel blog: "Not Just Another Rugby Tour" - New Zealand, Samoa and Australia

Railway to the Eyefull Tower

Day - 33 Sunday 24th May 2009 Another bright start; we've been really lucky with the weather considering it's going into winter here. An early start as we had a longish drive over the Coromandel Penisular to get to Coromandel in time for the 10:15 train, with a brief stop to admire one of...

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Saros on May 24, 2009 from Manukau City, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Sea, sand, surf and s--!

Day - 32 Saturday 23rd May 2009 Another lovely start to the day, and it only got down to freezing point overnight, so warming up a bit! The Top-10 site at Papamoa Beach was good, and our site had a great view of the Pacific as well as being close to all the amenities: Sea, sand,...

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Saros on May 23, 2009 from Hot Water Beach, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

The Bay of Plenty

Day - 31 Friday 22nd May 2009 A bright start, but what a cold night; inside the cab of the motorhome it was -2°C, so presumably colder than that outside. The Top-10 site in Rotorua was a bit disappointing, the internet access was so slow that I wasn't even able to upload the few photos...

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Saros on May 22, 2009 from Papamoa, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

From the sub-lime(stone) to the ridiculous(ly steamy)

Day - 30 Wednesday 21st May 2009 Another bright sunny start to the day after a cold night. Elsewhere on the North Island, roads were blocked with snow, so we're not complaining. Our campsite in Hamilton was basic, but had all we needed. We found some interesting fungi sharing our...

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Saros on May 21, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Marvellous maggots!

Day - 29 Tuesday 20th May 2009 Another sunny start to the day. Here are the pools we enjoyed (photographed on the way out): We were sorry to leave this particularly nice campsite (http://www.waitomopark.co.nz) as it would have been fun to try out the cold pool and the trampoline and the...

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Saros on May 20, 2009 from Hamilton, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Jurassic Highway

Day - 28 Tuesday 19th May 2009 A bright, warm and sunny start to the day. Barbara enjoying the sunshine while brushing her hair: A metre or so from the back of the motorhome, a blackbird was also enjoying the campsite: In due course we set off for our next destination and stopped in...

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Saros on May 19, 2009 from Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Wot, no photos? Oh yes there are!

Day - 27 Monday 18th May 2009 A calmer night last night, and we woke to a great view over Pukerua Bay with dappled sunshine on the breakers. Once we'd packed and sorted ready for travel later in the day, we popped over to Margaret & Ashley's where we met friend Prue and had a nice chat about...

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Saros on May 18, 2009 from New Plymouth, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Bells 'n hills

Day - 26 Sunday 17th May 2009 Wow, what a night! Winds of 140 kph (87 mph) reported, though I reckon that we (our motorhome) was being subjected to even greater speeds than that due to its high position at the top of a slope. The motorhome was rocking and creaking and because we were parked...

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Saros on May 17, 2009 from Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

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