Bruce and Judy Philpott live at beautiful Flaxmill Bay, on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. Whenever possible, they load the motorhome with their precious schnauzers Hunter and Beau, and travel away from home to explore this beautiful country we live in.
Welcome to our travel blog. We invite you to follow us as we leave home for great adventures.
We had to proceed onwards from Oamaru as time is running out for our time down south. Our best man, Bob Woods, lives in Timaru and we had made arrangements to catch up with him. We met him for lunch, and then headed off to take the dogs for a walk and to check into … Continue reading Timaru and Tekapo and return
After leaving Moeraki, we continued up the coast towards Oamaru. Needless to say we have been here a couple of times, but the last time we were here we both had covid, and I was very unwell, so not able to enjoy it. This time was different. When we arrived we went for a bit … Continue reading Oamaru and Mother’s Day at Riverstone Castle
After leaving Alexandra we ambled out towards the coast again, spending a night in Ranfurly along the way _ there is not much in Ranfurly. There was a good frost on the ground when we woke up but clear blue skies, so a good omen for Moeraki. Moeraki is special because of the boulders, and … Continue reading Moeraki
We were expecting a bit of bad weather, so when we moved on from Roxburgh, it was with the intention to find somewhere that wasn’t going to get water logged. We had not stayed in the NZMCA Park in Alexandra before, but we were pleased with the look of the place so we booked in. … Continue reading Alexandra and Clyde
Away From Home NZ 