Tag Archives: new zealand

Rarotonga, not Tonga or Toga, but the Cook Islands

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Todd

Katy and I decided that that we wanted to explore someplace that wasn’t in New Zealand after our 27 days of visitors, so after my parents left we came back to New Plymouth, Katy worked four shifts, and on the … Continue reading →

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Campervan Trip to the South Island Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Todd

Now the blog is only 45 days behind actual time and you can read about the first part of our South Island foray.  We woke up on the fifth day of our trip in Hokitika and we headed up the … Continue reading →

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Time to Explore the North Island of New Zealand

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Todd

Don’t worry, this blog is only two months overdue. I might eventually dig myself out of the large blogging hole I have dug for myself. We spent the first two weeks of our time in New Zealand getting sorted.  The twelve … Continue reading →

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Campervan Trip to the South Island

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Todd

The next two posts were written 6 weeks after the fact so they are more in history mode than the standard in real time mode.  That means they are boring and dry. We came back from Rotorua, and Katy had … Continue reading →

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Moving to New Zealand in 12 Boxes

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Todd

Taking off from Denver, one last look at the mountains We have started a new adventure, living in New Zealand for a year. We were unsure how the adventure was going to start because Katy was successful in getting her … Continue reading →

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