Joey's Journey's

14/01/2024

Cathedral Cove.
Such a stunning place to visit even for an hour.

11/01/2024

Tāne Mahuta, also known as Lord of the Forest, is the biggest & oldest known Kauri Tree in Northland and New Zealand. It is around 50 meters high and measured at 14 meters around the trunk at breast height. Its age is estimated to be 2000 years plus. Tāne is Māori god of birds and forests.

Or if you're Max... 'it's just a tree'

11/01/2024

Tāne Mahuta, also known as Lord of the Forest, is the biggest & oldest known Kauri Tree in Northland and New Zealand. It is around 50 meters high and measured at 14 meters around the trunk at breast height. Its age is estimated to be 2000 years plus. Tāne is Māori god of birds and forests.

Or if you're Max... 'it's just a tree'

29/12/2023

27/12/2023

So refreshing coming over the Brynderwyn hill and finally getting our first glimpse of the stunning Whangàrei Heads.

27/12/2023

Muggy as in Whangarei today. Ice creams down in the Basin were a saving grace.
Looking forward to exploring some caves tomorrow!

08/09/2023

Stunning evening down Otaki Beach

16/07/2023

Rugged landscape. Rugged caravan.

Journey Outback 22.68-1 in its happy place.

05/06/2023

Mataikora rocks on a moody winters day.

06/02/2023

What a difference these mirrors made this weekend!
I've always hated the clip on towing mirrors as they shake like an unbalanced washing machine on a fast spin. No good for actually seeing anything.

I've been hanging out for these mirrors since we got the car, and finally last week, with the help of and , we managed to get out hands on some. Not only that, but overnight delivery too which was unbelievable service.

Took all of 30 mins to change over, and they are even heated and work with the existing blind spot monitoring system.

These things are going to make laughing at all the cars stuck behind the ute and caravan much sweeter.

12/01/2023

When in Nelson, you must treat yourself to a trip to .
Great food, great atmosphere and awesome staff.

01/01/2023

Is this not the most beautiful dump station in New Zealand.

01/01/2023

I totally didn't fall over coming back down, while carrying a kid, into a prickle bush. Nope not me.

31/12/2022

Rakaia gorge is a stunning place. Stoked to get the on film too.

31/12/2022

When driving from Christchurch to Lake Tekapo, a stop at the is a must! The coffee and food is on point!

30/12/2022

Cheers to bloody ice creams on a hot day aye boys!!

28/12/2022

Not a bad spot for a picnic.

28/12/2022

After a few nights off grid on the way down, we've stopped in to the in Christchurch to get some laundry done and give the kids the chance to hoon around with others.
Looking forward to a beach day tomorrow in Akaroa.

27/12/2022

Max got a new hair cut thanks to the guys at shearing shed.
He looks pretty stoked with the results.

27/12/2022

Love the kaikoura coastline. Rugged yet stunning at the same time.
Kids had a good time searching for crustaceans in the pools.

22/12/2022

Cracking day out on the water today. Nice to be done with work for the year, and looking forward to the adventures ahead.

18/12/2022

Busy final weekend before we set off.

Got the WiTi anti theft system all installed. Looking forward to testing out the wireless brake controller too, and seeing how it compares to the redarc.
Bit daunting when I saw the wiring loom for the unit but being this close to Christmas all the auto sparkys were booked up. Dusted off the soldering iron, took my time and pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Opted against the water filter from factory, mainly because I didn't want an extra tap on the bench. Fitted this little carbon filter under the bench that ive plumbed through the main tap. Bit of peace of mind when filling up the on board tanks, that what we drink will be somewhat filtered.

Finally got the stickers printed out and stuck on.

Looking forward to getting Joey back on the road again.

01/12/2022

Moke Lake

27/11/2022

25/11/2022

Joey's not happy to be stuck on the driveway as the weekend gets dominated by kids sleepovers.
Main thing is the kids are having fun, and there are plenty more weekends ahead.

20/11/2022

Bailey and Peggy loved all the walking and playing around in Napier this weekend, but sometimes the heat was just too much.

20/11/2022

Picked up the new van on labour weekend and headed to the Pukekohe showgrounds for our first few nights away.