Sail Inn

148 Beach Road, Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand | B&B

Travel Blogs from Whangarei

Carry on camper-vaning NZ style

A travel blog entry by oliandvic

29

... of motorway I'll ever drive on, it was like driving up Otley chevin with chicanes like Silverstone whilst steering a barge, and then the views were just amazing, i was driving at like 50mph staring at the landscape for miles until i realised 35 cars queued behind us!, the Kiwi's are really impatient drivers i have realised, which is annoying having a really slow campervan because I hate being followed!...

After 2 hours ...

Family Christmas!

A travel blog entry by irishandmonkey

41

... live this far away from my family, it’s just too hard. But what surprised me more is that Michael also felt homesick. But Todd’s family were lovely. Christmas Day was very different – we had lunch at his grandmothers (traditional Roast Lamb) with Grant’s extended family who were all so nice. Then we chilled out and went down to the Marina and I watched the lads play ball. I fell asleep on the grass in the sun! The evening ...

Whangarei 4/12

A travel blog entry by mariekeiii

3

... storseglet men det blåste för mycket för att kunna kolla ordentligt så han återkom idag med den nya segelmakande sambon på väg till Auckland för att åka skridskor med hans tonårsbarn, och visst det både blåste och regnade idag också så det blev en trevlig frukost istället. Sen började regnet, hela dagen, oavbrutet, inga projekt kunde genomföras utom att packa inför resan vilket jag i stort blev klar med. Sent på eftermiddagen avtog regnet så vi WHFade till ...

Tree hugging and water falling

A travel blog entry by spoggle

8

We left Orewa, having not seen much of it other than the beach and we headed north again. We made a stop off in a lovely little spot called Mangawhai Heads on the eastern coast. It was a place I'd thought about staying on the way but decided just to drop in for lunch. Our eye was caught by a sign for a show home and we decided to drop in and have a look, this is the first time we'd actually thought about looking at properties, despite the fact we had always liked ...

On paradise beach

A travel blog entry by samandmichelle

3
12

... raw, isolated and beautiful spot, an hour's drive from the nearest town and as close to paradise as perhaps we have ever been.

For the last two weeks we have been staying here and volunteering with the ranger, Chris Moretti and his wife Nadeane. Their two eldest sons, Joe (18) and Paul (16), surf for New Zealand and are minor celebrities on the circuit, as well as incredibly competent and enthusiastic young farmers. Their youngest son Ben ...

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This B&B, located on 148 Beach Road, Whangarei, is near Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve.
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