Places we have been

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Squirrel our Minicab Miev is on the market via trademe so may not be ours for much longer. We have plans for a bigger van with longer range so that we can continue our travels into our dotage.

In the meantime, I have been meaning to write this most banal post for quite a while, so now is the time to do it.

While waiting the 20mins to 60mins to charge the van, I try to keep busy, so right from the start I have posted on Plugshare a picture of Squirrel charging at every fast charger we have used on our travels. A lot of these are closer to Wellington in the North Island, and are nothing special to us. But the majority of them are in the South Island,visited on our 3 trips south in Squirrel. If I am feeling keen I will also leave a Google review of the charger, along with a picture of Squirrel charging. One of these photographs has been viewed over 36,000 times!

So if you are interested, here is a list of chargers we have photgraphed Squirrel at. Starting in the far south at Curio Bay and working our way up to Picton.

  1. Curio Bay
  2. Papatowai
  3. Owaka
  4. Balclutha
  5. Milton
  6. Lawrence
  7. Roxburgh
  8. Alexandra
  9. Cromwell
  10. Omakau
  11. Ranfurly
  12. Dunedin – University of Otago
  13. Palmerston – Bond Street
  14. Hampden
  15. Oomaru – Eden St
  16. Waimate
  17. Timaru Pak’n’Save
  18. Temuka New World
  19. Geraldine
  20. Ashburton West St
  21. Rakaia – Big Salmon
  22. Leeston
  23. Lincoln New World
  24. Little River Railway Station
  25. Akaroa Fire Station (AC charger)
  26. Halswell
  27. Kaiapoi
  28. Amberley – Brackensfield
  29. Cheviot
  30. Culverden
  31. Kaikoura Council Site
  32. Kaikoura New World
  33. Ward – Flaxbourne Cafe
  34. Blenheim – The Warehouse
  35. Blenheim – Pak’n’Save
  36. Spring Creek
  37. Havelock Four Square

There are also a bunch of campsites where we have charged, usually overnight, but occasionally during the day too. These include (from the North!)

  1. Smith’s farm Holiday Park, Linkwater
  2. Kaikoura Alpine Pacific
  3. Hanmer Springs Top 10
  4. Cheviot Motel and Campground
  5. Amberley Delhaven Motel
  6. Spencer Park, Spencerville, Christchurch
  7. Akaraoa Top Ten
  8. Timaru Glenmark Campsite
  9. Geraldine Top Ten
  10. Waikouaiti Beach Motor Camp
  11. Dunedin Motor Camp
  12. Lawrence Goldpark
  13. Beaumont Hotel
  14. Omakau Domain Campsite
  15. Ranfurly Holiday Park
  16. Pounawea Waterfront Motels