03/12/2026
Our North Island adventure certainly did not go to plan. It started pretty auspiciously as we had to deal with heavy rains and high winds from a cyclone impacting the areas we had planned to visit. We made the best of it and still experienced some pretty amazing adventures. Lots of beautiful scenery and vistas. Delicious food and baked goods. We had a good time despite the weather challenges and a crappy old campervan. I will definitely be back for the parts that I missed.