Travelogues Waikato

Hot Water Beach

Te Mata Point Reserve Due to the strong storm, the night was very restless and we could hardly sleep in the rooftop tent. After a short but delicious breakfast, we drive to...

Onewhero Campsite in Onewhero Although the night in the rooftop tent was very unpleasant due to the cold, the morning looks completely different. We decide to go to the beach -...

Away from the coast to the inland. Volcanoes, geysers and then Mount Doom. What a panorama.

The replacement van arrives in the morning. The move to the new van takes two hours. It's completely white with no advertising on it, almost like my old VW bus in Spain. That...

03.03.2020 Hüt isch eher e ruehigä Tag ahgseit gsi. Zerscht go ichoufä z Auckland. Risigi Stadt. Aber die gani de am schluss vo mire Reis no go aluege. Ner bini 2h zum Mangawhai...

Hipapatua Recreational Reserve, Taupo In the morning, we go swimming in the Waikato River, the longest river in New Zealand. There is a circular current at the swimming spot...

Boat Club in Kaiaua Heute ist nicht viel passiert. Wir warten lediglich auf den Anruf der AA (Autoversicherung), der uns dann das „Go“ gibt, in eine Werkstatt in der nahen...

Steve drove me to his parents' place where I could stay and work over the weekend, wwoofing that is. Once there, I was supposed to start a fire and burn all the wood and garden...

What do countless tourists do at hot water beach with the shovel? They wait for low tide and dig a pool in the sand, which fills with scalding hot water at certain spots. And...

We visit the Huka Falls near our campground. These are the 'outlet' of Lake Taupo and 200,000 liters of water flow through them per second. It has a beautiful turquoise color...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero The last day with Zuhlo is approaching - a day we never imagined. We start early in the morning to enjoy the last hours with our Zuhlo. We also take...

Hipapatua Recreational Reserve, Taupo Our Zuhlo loves workshops, which is why we have to take him to one again today. Since the coolant container feels completely empty, we...

Riverglen in Whitianga We don't sleep in on Christmas Day because we want to talk to our families in Germany who are celebrating Christmas Eve. It's nice to hear something from...

Kaiaua Boat Club Yesterday evening, the workshop sent us an SMS informing us that we can come today and the repairs will be completed by Friday. So we will drive to the workshop...

Rays Rest Reserve in Miranda After a short drive, we arrive early at a new campsite. Since it has rained a lot in the past few days, we enjoy the sun even more today. Outside,...

Fletcher Bay In the morning, we walk along a hiking trail until we reach a pasture with friendly sheep in the middle and enjoy the scenery here. On the way back, Arnd takes...

Onewhero Campsite in Onewhero At the beginning of the day, we have breakfast together with Jona, Michel, and Samuel. Afterwards, we drive to Pukekohe - a city that is only 20...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero Today is a special day, of which Arnd knows nothing yet. Under the pretext, we drive to Auckland, where Eileen and Nicola surprise him with a rugby...

The Pinnacles We are still lying under the starry sky, enjoying the absolute silence. Just after midnight, we get up again to take photos. After a few hours of surprisingly...

Since nothing noteworthy happened in week 5, or nothing comes to mind right now, here is just a picture of me and my role model. Stay true, brother.

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero Meanwhile, Liana has contacted us and offered us a deal that is different than expected. Due to the virus, she can no longer pick up the van in...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero Today we have another viewing with Zuhlo. Having a good feeling, we meet the buyer who is purchasing the van for a friend who is currently trying to...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero Early in the morning, we have an appointment in Auckland for an inspection of Zuhlo, requested by our buyer. However, this inspection turns out to be...

Waiomu Domain, Thames Ausnahmsweise wachen wir heute sogar schon vor dem Wecker auf. Nach einem ausgiebigen Frühstück und dem täglichen Ritual unsere Adventskalender zu öffnen...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero The day begins early as we want to visit one of the beautiful craft markets one last time. The path leads us to the largest market in Auckland, but we...

Horahora Domain in Piarere After a restful sleep, we quickly make our way to the next campsite to secure a spot. During the drive, we find a beautiful campsite right on Lake...

Waiomu Domain We get up extra early today to have the problem fixed as quickly as possible at a workshop in Thames. After being turned away from the first four workshops, we...

Matarangi For this day, we plan to visit Hot Water Beach in the afternoon and Cathedral Cove in the evening. However, our camper van is not cooperating as we would like. The day...

Ngatea Panelbeaters Ltd., Ngatea Not much has happened today, just like yesterday: We've been sitting on the premises since 7 a.m., passing the time. Around 6 p.m., our little...