Getting historical in an Auckland Regional Park

After our stay in Thames we drove over the tremendously new Kopu bridge (with NO queuing in traffic) and set off around the East Coast Road to the other side of the Firth of Thames.

We drove up to Tapapakanga Regional Park, just south of Orere Point, where we found two wonderfully located
seaview/beachfront campsites …. for tents. Read More…

A trip to Thames

With a cargo of just three people and two dogs, the bus set off on Friday 13th January for a few days away before Sam had to return to work after his Christmas/New Year break.

We decided not to go too far and  Read More…