Travelogues Bay of Plenty

The next morning we went back to the town to possibly buy a 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' book. We were not disappointed and could spend the rest of the Black Friday...

Eye battle Now I'm going to Rotorua by Intercity, I've been there before, but I think I just passed through or drove by. Breakfast :) My first poached eggs ;) It's very...

The days on the kiwi farm went by pretty quickly - just your normal work routine. In the past few weeks, I've been on a new farm that was still being set up. We planted small...

After the jet lag caused some short sleeplessness at night, we started early. Over very steep mountain roads to Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach, and then on to Waihi. In the...

Since we absolutely wanted to spend Christmas on the beach and Anja had the same plan, the three of us rented a small house in Ohope. It was a dream. On one side we had a...

After a one hour hike, you have a unique view of Tauranga.😍 Then we had a BBQ together. 🥩

In Waiho Bay, we drove through a small fishing village. We could hardly believe our eyes at what we saw. At first, we thought it was a sign because the fish looked so...

Lakefront Reserve in Hamurana We wake up early in the morning and have the roadside service come to get a professional opinion on the oil level. Since the nearest opportunity to...

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa, Tauranga The alarm clock goes off at half past five and shortly afterwards we head to Auckland. The documents are packed and the New Year's...

Beach Road Reserve, Tauranga Nicola and Eileen go to the city to a big shopping mall, while Arnd uses the time to back up data in a library. For us (Nicola and Eileen) it was a...

Beach house with everything you need!

Mount Greens Carpark, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga We start the first day of the new year lying under camping gear, as apparently someone took the effort to put all the things that...

Waihi Beach We quickly make our way to the city of Tauranga, where we already have some things to do. Once there, we are very impressed with the city. The many small cafes,...

Today we drove the remaining kilometers to Gisborne and drove through a gigantic landscape. Everything was green and there were sheep, cows, and horses everywhere. Meadows and...

A bit chilly but good to drive. Not bad for jet lag. 👌

After spending half the day at the hot springs and then racing down the mountain with the toboggan slide in the late afternoon, I was in the mood for something hearty....

I actually had the best lamb in New Zealand in Rotorua (in hindsight). However, as it turned out later, this style of preparation is very popular, even in Australia!...

Lakefront Reserve in Hamurana Since we have to save our Zuhlo until we can go to the workshop on Monday, we try to pass the time with long sleep, phase 10, tea drinking and...

After fleeing from Waihi, I arrived in Tauranga around 8pm and immediately headed towards the city center to find a restaurant. The place reminds me a bit of Timmendorf, I don't...

We found a small church right by the sea on our way to Eastcape.

Today we drove to the next campsite at Lake Okaro and played cards and ate cookies in the car while it was raining (:

Traveling for a long time also becomes boring and exhausting, especially when money gets tight, working again is unfortunately a good option. 🤷🏼‍♂️ But NEVER again on a kiwi...

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From afar, the active volcano island White Island can be seen. But paying 200$ just to see the island is a bit too expensive for us.