Kaimanga Lodge Kerikeri

... chste größ**e Stadt Whangarei gefahren. Hat sich ab** gelohnt, d** Film war gut. Ja so ist das hi**, wenn man etwas Unt**haltung will, muss man weit fahren, wenn man auf dem Land ist.<br><br>In Waitangi waren wir auch, dort wurde in den Treaty Grounds Neuseeland gegründet, da haben 1840 die Maoristämme mit den Britischen Erob****n Frieden geschlossen und die Provinzen geeint. Letzten Samstag gabs dann Fish and Chips traditionell in Paihia und wir haben Russell, einen kleinen Ort mit ...

... for). Now she runs the property as tourist accomodations, with an on-site Thai restaurant, sub-tropical gardens, and her partner's non-toxic print making studio. Keri Keri is pretty darn laid-back. We hiked to the famous Stone Store, NZ's first stone building built for the missionaries (by ex-convicts) in 1836. Next door is the country's first wooden house, even older (1822). It was in the same family for generations until they donated it to the ...

... three amazingly sunny and relaxing days in Paihia, the bay of Islands. It is the perfect place to chill out and relax, in this tropical paradise! We have been staying at another great YHA situated just 50m from the long sandy beach and clear blue and green waters of the Pacific Ocean. Our first day was to be a chill out day on the beach. We threw down our bags and settled on the beach for the afternoon. This proved to be a disaster for Heather and the sun ...

... produced 40,000 books in just 8 to 9 years is utterly unbelieveable when you see just how much work is involved in making them in those days. I bought some cheese and bread and had a picnic in the sun, on a patch of grass by the beach and afterwards walked up to the Flagstaff lookout - great panoramic views of Russell and the Bay of Islands. Back in the town I lay on the grass in the sun for a while and sunned myself before coming back over to Paihia ...

... out for his arrest. You suck, Augusta Police department...also who brings their kid on a domestic dispute call? Honkey Mofo # 2- The Ditch Squatting *******s who stole all our stuff out of the back of our truck in Broome. I mean come on folks, when its that hot out and our truck is broken down, we don't need the extra stress of noticing a few hundred dollars worth of gear missing. You mouth breathing slack jawed cross eyed imbred *******s. Actually I don't know what race ...

The overnight heavy rain had eventually stopped, leaving an overcast and breezy day. Leigh is near 'Cape Rodney' which overlooks the 'Okari Point Marine reserve' and has 'Goat Island' within it. This marine reserve is famous for its fish populations and is quite a renowned diving area. So we set off to look for the local dive centre - closed, which wasn't really surprising as if the off season wasn't the cause then ...

... Matai bay which was unbelievable, check it out on the net, or google earth. There's two little bays right beside each other with a cliffy peninsula in between. It's like a big inverted pair of boobies where the cleavage is the peninsula and the bays are the boobies. He he Boobies. Yeah! We left Matai after 2 nights and we were off to Kerikeri. We had lined up jobs pruning some sort of plant called Feijoa or some such Maori nonsense. I planned to stomp on each shrub ...

... worth a stop. From there we headed to the must-see Stone Store. It's the oldest stone building in New Zealand, dating from the early 1800s, and is of attractive proportion and construction. Next door is the Mission House, claimed to be the oldest building in New Zealand, period, dating from 1822. The Mission House is decorated largely with original furnishings, and contains relevant history as such places invariably do. The store was more ...

... as we were so far away from civilisation..we stumbled on a golf course..how random is that!! We then visited Russell on a super speedy ferry and the driver took us to Whengerei falls..Sarah had a panic attack on a rock in the middle of a photo opportunity and out party had to rescue her..while i secured the moment on film..forever!!haha. Following this moment on the rock with ...

... reason to cheer, "Thank the Lord for Daffers!" We knew where we stood with Daffers - she was comfy, cosy and clean (now!), and she bravely stood in as our sleeping quarters for the next three weeks. All other WWOOF facilities - kitchen, bathroom and living room - were in or, in the case of the compost loo, near the cabin. The cabin was in the same school as the caravan, but in a slightly different class. Indeed, it was more of a portal to ...