Travel Blogs Nearby
Out on the Bay
... Bay on the island of Urapukapuka (Avis, Deb and Owen will know how to pronounce that) and had a walk around to admire the views. From this island we headed back to Russell and were on shore by 1 pm. It was a wonderful tour with amazing scenery.
That gave us time to explore Russell a bit. We headed a block down the street to Pompaillier house which was a Catholic Mission and the site of a book making ...
Swimming with wild dolphins
... a path through the cliff so he can drive his golf buggy through to their jetty. How much money must this guy have!
In a few hours I head back to Auckland for one more night. It is a bit overcast and so I thought I would have a rest and write this up while it is fresh. The photo DVD was quite expensive, but I had to get it - I am hoping the photos will be good =)
Well I start my journey home tomorrow, so I will see a lot of you soon. Wish me well ...
Red, red wine
... with one other elderly couple, who had came in from the cruise ship that had moored up off shore. We had a tour around Russell, and then to a couple of beaches, and finally up to Flagstaff hill to see the flagstaff there, that was cut down four times by a Maori chief, who was unhappy with the the Treaty of Waitangi. With an hour or so to spare before my next trip, I popped into the Waterside cafe, where I was told that they did good coffee. The ...
Lange schoene Tage in Russell
... tolle Wanderung, wozu sie uns auch noch eine Skizze mit Beschreibung lieferten. Aufgrund dessen verlaengerten wir hier nochmal um zwei Tage. Am Freitag fuhren wir los nach Rawhiti, wo unsere Tour starten sollte. Wir waren insgesamt sechs Stunden unterwegs, vier Stunden davon liefen wir nur steile Huegel hinauf und den Rest wieder hinunter. Wunderschoene Ausblicke, einsame Buchten und das Gefuehl von Urwald um uns herum entlohnten ...
Paihia, Bay of Islands
Today I headed north with Amanda and George to Paihia, the gateway to the Bay of Islands.
It was really overcast when we left Auckland but thankfully a it was a bit brighter when we arrived 3 hours later. This area is full of history, just across from Paihia by ferry, is Russell, the first settlement in New Zealand by Europeans. It was this town that used to have the delightful nickname of the 'Hell Hole of the Pacific' because of the lack of laws and ...

