January 17 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °CI’ll put the Location to Hawera because that is where we spent the most time. Anyhow We left early at around 8.30 and made our way home along the wonderful state highway three along the mountain. We headed off through Stratford and off to Dawson falls which is a beautiful waterfall on the mountainRead more
January 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °CToday we visited a very spectacular bridge on a track near bell block. Captured some spectacular photos. Had a good morning swim in the New Plymouth Pool until 1pm, it had some crazy as water slides. Afterwards we had free time in New Plymouth. I wandered around looking at Old Churches and headed upRead more
January 15 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CAfter a scrumptious dinner of Chicken Salad, we walked along our ‘secret’ path to Pukekura Park. It was a bit light at first but the lights turned on at around 8.30. We discovered a very cool Bellringing Simulator with no real bells but you could make sounds and patterns if you pulled a certainRead more
January 15 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °CAfter a nice sleep we generally relaxed all morning but left at around 10 to explore the area. Lindsay showed us some of his childhood homes and interesting places and then walked the dog along the waterfront. Climbed a rocky and steep rock called Paretutu where on the top half of the climb you hadRead more
January 14 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 14 °CLeft Auckland at around nine am. Drove for couple of hours until we reached The glow worm caves which was a wonderful experience, the caves are millions of years old and the glow worms were beautiful. Sadly no photos allowed :( One said that if water was to drop on your head you’d have good luck,Read more
January 13 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °CHad to pack up and leave Matapōuri which was very hard to do. After a 3 1/2 hour drive which was slowed down due to pointless traffic jams before the Toll Road tunnel we arrived in the city of Auckland on a beautiful day. Drove in to the city centre and caught a 15 minute ferry to Devonport whereRead more
January 12 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °CRelaxed in the morning again and then headed off for Boogeyboarding at the Surf beach Sandy Bay. Caught three massive waves. Saw some old friends then headed home for lunch of chips. Spent the rest of the day jumping off the bridge and swimming. Another flotilla also was enjoyed. Leaving tomorrow :(
January 11 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °CStarted off the day with some bread from the bread maker. Relaxed in the morning until a fish on the kayaks at 12.30. Caught two massive Kahawais and two mediums. Went across a difficult track to the sacred mermaid pools for a swim. Great views and massive crabs.
January 11 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °CLeft Auckland at a early 8.16am and headed down the motorway towards Whangarei. 3 hrs drive. Stunning scenery and great music in the car. Stopped in Whangarei to pick up dinner supplies and soon after arrived in Matapōuri, a small village north of Whangarei. It has a beautiful estuary and beach. IfRead more
January 9 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °CAfter breakfast and a swim in our cousins pool we headed off to Auckland City Centre by the very slow but interesting train. Walked along waterfront to the Cloud Building where we ate our sandwiches and then Strolled along to the Wynyard Quarter via the Auckland Drawbridge. Delicious ice cream thenRead more
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