Waterfall Duxfield Reserve
March 22, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Cool waterfall known to locals
Orākau Battlesite
March 22, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Site of a battle 1864
More info here https://tearawai.nz/tour#/tour/location-orakau.…
Need to do some research about this. My son and daughter's whakapapa goes back through Ngati Maniapoto in thisRead more
Lunch in Otorohanga
March 22, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
O Cafe does a nice lunch menu. Interesting town history inside.
Forgotten Highway Motel
March 22, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Base camp for our rail journey the next couple of days. A night here then off at daybreak by rail...
Bradley's Garden and Miniputt
March 22, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A fun visit to a unique miniputt. No concrete channels or pipes instead mini Greens with various obstacles. Richard fluked a hole in one on #7 which won us a free garden tour. What a hidden gem thisRead more
Forgotten World Rail trip day 1
March 23, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
First half of our rail trip - Taumaranui to Whangamomona. Sure see the world through a different lens doing this. A lot of history through the King Country ... a jail, towns, brick factory, coalRead more
Forgotten World rest of Day 1 trip
March 23, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A few sights along the way ...
Whangamomona
March 24, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
A welcome overnight at the old Post Office, now converted into accommodation. The pub is one of the oldest on NZ. Eerie fog in the morning added to the mystique
Sights along the way
March 24, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Many interesting, often old, things and places to see as we tootle by ...










































