We had just finished a great Christmas with our family, and it was time to head off to a long-awaited trip to Taranaki. Last year, I had done several trips to New Plymouth to meet up with old work colleagues from my days at the Herald and for a Hospice Auction. But it was all very quick and like a sprint from Auckland and back. This time, we could have bit of a nosey round.
We left Auckland early, but it still took over an hour to get through the Takanini/Papakura area on the Motorway. The traffic was diabolical, and this was on the 27th.
After getting through there, it was easy peasy all the way to Otorohanga where we were meeting up with friends from the Dethleffs Owners Group, Steve and Rosemary. They had come down the day before and were very ready with a park right next to them at the NZMCA park which made things really easy. Here is an interesting link about their railway station 🙂
We had a great night with them… It was really nice to catch up with them again.
In the morning we headed into Otorohanga town and had lunch in a cafe and quick look around before heading off towards New Plymouth.
Bugger It, we are off - www.buggeritweareoff.com 
Thnx for sharing Chris, beautiful country you’re in and lot of space to go around.
If you had to choose the 5 places to see on both island what would your list be like?
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Hi Hans, Happy New Year
a couple of places.. Milford Sound and Kaiteriteri are great spots.. Dunedin is nice too.
All the best for 2024
Cheers
Chris
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Thnx Chris for the spots to visit 👍 we’ll put them in the list.
Have you any idea wether we could get a discount when renting a Dethleffs as member of Dethleffsgroups or any other way of negotiating?
We’re busy planning to come over by the end of this year. A better time to visit South and the North as far as we know.
Have a great 2024, lots of trips, stay safe and sound and thnx for sharing. Best regards, Hans
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Hi Hans. They’re pretty competitive already so not aware of any deals. Ask at the time though.. you never know 😃
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Thnx Chris for your info and please feel free to drop whatever may contribute in our case. It’s always appreciated 🤗. Have a good time 🙋♂️
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