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3 september 2015

Slideshow

Dear Followers It started to rain the last few weeks in Holland. So it was the ideal time to shift through all our NZ pictures and make a slide show out of it. Below you will find the link to 2 Youtube films of our adventures in New Zealand. I ...

Assen - Nederland

14 mei 2015

Epilogue

We have driven some 8200 km through this fantastic country in 51 days. I can recommend it to everybody. We were lucky to be able to swap our camper with Hank and Gemma. That made it a lot less expensive and allowed us to travel more relaxed. ...

Auckland - Nieuw Zeeland

23 april 2015

Auckland 2

Thursday and Friday were relaxing days in Auckland. Dave drove us around on Thursday but we did not do very much. Was it sightseeing fatigue? Everything we visited we found too expensive. In the evening we took the boat across the harbour to ...

Auckland - Nieuw Zeeland

20 april 2015

Coromandel

Thames was the first town up along the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. There was a small street market going on in town and locals were selling all types of home made products. It was good that the shops had veranda’s because it was ...

Waihi Beach - Nieuw Zeeland

12 april 2015

Northland

It was a 337 km drive up through Auckland and part of the Northland to the Kauri museum. We made a lunch stop in Orewa, just above Auckland, to visit Libby. She was delighted to see us again and had homemade lentil soup ready. Just 1 hr before ...

Dargaville - Nieuw Zeeland

7 april 2015

Taupo

When leaving the campsite we discovered that there was a 28 km forest track over the hills that cut off some 60 km of the road. Even Jamaliah was willing to take the risk of the bumpy road, but hoped she would not regret it. The road was well graded ...

Taupo - Nieuw Zeeland

4 april 2015

Raglan

The ferry crossing was again in calm sunny weather so we could enjoy the sights of the hills surrounding the sound on the way out. In Wellington we set the GPS to Bill Knoef’s house in Lower Hut which was some 10 km further up the road. Bill and ...

Raglan - Nieuw Zeeland

28 maart 2015

Christchurch

In Christchurch we slept in a rundown city campsite close to the train station. Compared to all the other excellent clean sites we had in NZ this one definitely is due for a renovation. In the early morning we took the Trans Alpine Express across ...

Christchurch - Nieuw Zeeland

25 maart 2015

Otago

The university town of Dunedin was started by the Scottish in 1848 and still has a strong link to Scotland. Of course there is the Robbie Burns statue as well as the Anglican cathedral. The train station also used Aberdeen garnet for its pillars. ...

Dunedin - Nieuw Zeeland

21 maart 2015

Fjordland

We drove out of Queenstown following Lake Wakatipu to the south and then crossing over to lake Te Anau. In the town Te Anau we booked a ticket there for an overnight cruise on the Doubtful sound for the following day. It will unfortunately not ...

Te Anau - Nieuw Zeeland

19 maart 2015

Queenstown

We crossed over the mountains at Haast pass. Before the pass the valley narrowed down to a gorge and the river a foaming torrent. (Did make a stop at the gorge to take some photos). The road down to Lake Wanaka was smooth driving with few turns. At ...

Queenstown - Nieuw Zeeland

14 maart 2015

West Coast

A bit further down the road along the Buller river was New Zealand’s longest suspension bridge. A left over (albeit restored in 2011) from the gold mining period. Tourist now cross it to the other side to board the jet boat (Rudy) or wander around ...

Westport - Nieuw Zeeland

10 maart 2015

Tasman Bay

Once off the ferry in Picton we took the wrong turn and initially did not follow the coastal road. Via the Southerly route we caught up with the coastal road near Havelock and had some fine views into the sound below us. Further up the road we found ...

Nelson - Nieuw Zeeland

7 maart 2015

Wellington

In the afternoon we drove down to Wellington (320 km). The first stretch was on the east side of the Ruahine range in the sun. When crossing over through the Manawatu gorge the rain started and continued till just before Wellington. In the night we ...

Wellington - Nieuw Zeeland

3 maart 2015

East Coast

We drove further around the Bay of Plenty towards Cape Runaway and then crossed through the mountains to the East Coast. Our first stop was the East Cape Lighthouse built some 160 m above sea level on a cliff looking towards the first rising sun of ...

Te Araroa - Nieuw Zeeland

1 maart 2015

Bay of Plenty

We started our NZ trip slowly (just 36 km total) by just driving down to the supermarket nearby to stock up and thereafter follow the beach road to the 289 m high Mauso mountain which rises up out of the sea. Since it was Sunday and the weather was ...

Tauranga - Nieuw Zeeland

27 februari 2015

Auckland

Customs and Immigrations was not as difficult as the pamphlets suggested. We were allowed to bring in all our processed food. Dave (a friend from way back when I was in London, 1984) met us at airport and took us to their house. They (Dave + ...

Auckland - Nieuw Zeeland

25 februari 2015

Outward Bound

The flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur went without problems. I had the middle seat in a row of 5 which meant going to the toilet was difficult. After several films and keeping my legs cross my next door neighbour woke up and it was possible to ...

Kuala Lumpur - Maleisië

New Zealand

The next leaf of or world trip is New Zealand.
Jamaliah had to be in Brunei for a school reunion so we decided to meet up in Kuala Lumpur and fly on to Auckland. We managed to find a couple who wants to visit Holland in June/July 2015 so we could exchange the campers. This saves a lot of money and allows us to tour the country for 2 months.

Recente Reisverslagen:

03 September 2015

Slideshow

14 Mei 2015

Epilogue

23 April 2015

Auckland 2

20 April 2015

Coromandel

12 April 2015

Northland

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Assen - Nederland

Rudy

We are a family of 4. Rudy Welling was a Principal Production Technologist with Shell/NAM's offshore team. He first went on sabbatical from April 2014 to April 2016. In that period he made a return trip to Vladivostok with his wife, Jamaliah, in camper Passepartout. This was followed by trips to New Zealand and Spain. In April 2016 Rudy re-joined NAM/Shell again in Assen for a year and then retired in May 2017 after 37 years with Shell. He and his family have spent some 21 years in various Shell locations around the world (NL, UK, Brunei, NL, USA, Nigeria, Oman, NL). Jamaliah Jaja is the Manager of the house and comes from Brunei. Anton (1993) studies Business IT in Groningen Bernard (1994) studies Mechatronics also in Groningen Both boys still live at home, but will have to run the household on their own when we start our trip. Our previous trip by car (Volkswagen Passat Station) was from Oman to Holland in 2007. Rudi's great plan is to travel with his wife in a camper around the world. The trips will be in steps. The first is from Amsterdam to Vladivostok. De second from Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina over the PANAM highway to Prudo Bay in Alaska. Australia and New Zealand will be separate side trips and Africa will either be done out and back from Amsterdam or just from the Cap to Amsterdam. Now as K/O of Rudi's retirement we are making this second step on a journey around the world. We hope you will enjoy our story Rudy & Jamaliah

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Slideshow

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Auckland 2

Coromandel

Northland

Taupo

Raglan

Christchurch

Otago

Fjordland

Queenstown

West Coast

Tasman Bay

Wellington

East Coast

Bay of Plenty

Auckland

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