As we work our way slowly north we popped into see friends here and there- It's our first time visiting here so feel lucky to have hooked up together and checked out this magic spot. So reminded us of our little home in Cornwall near the cliffs with the natural, wild beach just a stroll [...]
Wihi beach is a beautiful beach to stroll on but just behind the trees is a sea of holiday homes ranging from the classic batchs to newbuilds that are all closed up, and not a sol in site ! Just out outside Auckland I would imagine there's a lot of second home owners here.
During this time of visiting friends we received the news of Isla not receiving the support she needs - should she return back to school - This follows on from our previse post ..... Before we started this journey in our bus Isla was happily enrolled at our local school and receiving the extra teacher [...]
As the vagabond family this journey of traveling New Zealand in our bus to raise awareness for PWS is slowly coming to an end, and with this we will settle back into our community of friends, work and SCHOOL - As most of you know that children like Isla living with PWS need EXTRA SUPPORT [...]
We stayed in the little village of Te Puke with some new friends. Friends of friends and a pass by popped by and hit it off. We had the 10 cent tour around their village, the weekend market then a recharge in the local backery. We enjoyed a couple of evenings of shared kai together [...]
This is stunning walk to take - We heard about the woods just a little out of town - so headed on in - soooo beautiful it is. We just drifted around taking it all in. Manley redwoods and Punga tree ferns (New Zealand silver fern). We even had a little fantail come and visit [...]
Wow Rotorua is special spot for all the wonderful bush fringed lakes that make up the Rotorua lakes. So natural and un spoilt, geothermal heated , bubbling springs to float around in for hours, and not only soaking up the good minerals, but the beautiful dense bush and the surrounding wildlife too. Most wonderful bath [...]
As all of you - our followers know, we've now been on a mission for the last 6 months to raise awareness for PWS - ( for the new followers- if you've not read all our website yet, this is a very rear condition that our youngest daughter Isla has ) . We've been meeting [...]
We spent a few days in Cambridge parked up at our friends place. It's always nice to catch up with mates as we travel - especialy when we've had a bit of wet weather and feeling a little cooped up in our weee bus ! We can also spread out a little more during school [...]
We continued to travel slowly north- from New Plymouth- up the coast and inland to Te Awamutu which is known for its sheep ! We've had quite a spell of wet weather, so there's been extra driving, schooling and crafts until we got to Te Awamutu where we visited the pools and enjoyed a much [...]
