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Havelock Slideshow
Havelock
Travel Blogs from Havelock, New Zealand
Rain on Queen Sharlott
This is a top pick! ... said 'two out of three aint bad'. So I got two sunshine days and one rainy day and that ain't bad. Off to Wellington , Da Capitol , and from there straight to New Plymouth for my R.E.M concert with Teddy (The guy from Stewart Island ... try to keep up ...
A Mountain Biker and a Gentleman
This is a top pick! 01/09/04 It was the first day of Spring in New Zealand but this morning Kaikoura was being buffeted by a gale-force wind that neither Soph or I had ever witnessed, turning our weekly waste-water disposal into a perilous task. A quick jaunt north ...
TROGDOR takes a dive
This is a top pick! Having only one full day left on the South Island I decided to hike part of the Queen Charlotte Track today. Instead of attempting it from one of the ends I drove along the side road to access the high ridge in the middle of the track, which takes you ...
A day in the Bay
This is a top pick! ... we just park the car by the roadblock and walk the rest of the way. In the evening we head back into the 'town' of Havelock North for dinner with a bunch of Jess and Guy's friends. The restaurant is a place called Pipi's and it is rather kitschy and ...
Back in Picton again
This is a top pick! Can you believe it - I nearly missed the ferry again this morning!!! Deja vu! It wasn't just me being stupid this time though - my phone just died and so the alarm didn't go off. Luckily I woke up at 9.30 anyway, just giving myself enough time to get ...
Fishing!!!
This is a top pick! What a boss day!! Rob (Paul's mate) took us out on the sounds for a day on the boat - the day started with us sat in the boat being towed down the road along to the launch jetty - I felt really rich!! Then the boat was launched and we were out along ...
The Big Boat Adventure
This is a top pick! ... give us access to the sounds on the other side. They have had an affect you know. In fact, this magical corner of New Zealand is already starting to par alongside the Fiordland, something I never thought I'd say.. (Note: The pics from the big boat ...
Woof Woof
This is a top pick! ... boring you all too much. The scenery here is very similar to back home. So much so in fact that sometimes I forget I¡¯m in New Zealand - perhaps it¡¯s more that I just feel at home in New Zealand. I caught the boat out here from Picton and I was ...
The best so far?
This is a top pick! ... the best move. The motor camp at Okiwi Bay is, without doubt, the least value for money motor camp I've encountered in New Zealand so far. It's also the most expensive. In New Zealand. So far. We were up and away this morning without much ...
Another day in the water on the Sounds
This is a top pick! Well, woke up this morning to some lovely sunshine, and the prospect of another day on the Sounds in the boat. Awesome! The plan today was to take the boat down to a beach for a bit, then head to Portage where we could get some lunch, and then do a bit ...
Wwoofing
This is a top pick! ... park and clean the rooms when they leave, the rest of the day we have free to enjoy the park! Unfortunately due to the worst storms New Zealand have had in the last century I've not been able to see much. Last night we had to cook a 3 course dinner for ...
Wineries and architecture (CONTAINS VIDEO)
This is a top pick! ... matter. We go to the local outdoor swimming pool and relax in the spa for a while. Back at the house we take it easy, have a homemade dinner and watch the season finale of 'New Zealand Idol', in all its hokey, self-important, semi-talented, glitzy ...
As good as it gets..
This is a top pick! ... all the Woz worldy treasures and come over, settle once and for all and relax forever. Great news eh? It's right here in New Zealand funnily enough. Yes, I know I keep going on about New Zealand all the time but you've gotta trust me on this. ...
Kicking back at a good old Kiwi 'bach'
This is a top pick! On Friday evening 21 October, at about 10pm, we met up with Mike, Katie, Mike's sister Nicky and golden retriever Thomas at Picton. They'd just driven up from Christchurch after work, and the two of us had spent a couple of hours after our wine touring ...
Sorting out the NZ south Island
This is a top pick! Started in Picton (where the ferry docks) and drove in a hired car down the west coast. Stopped at Nelson, then a scenic drive through the Buller gorge, to Westport, where I had a brief meeting with Pru and Brian. Visited the Franz Joseph glacier, ...
SOUNDS good to me!
This is a top pick! ... the mother of invention, so I invented seaweed shoes by working the strands around the back of my ankles and between my toes. New season espadrilles. I wasn't a happy camper at all but I was very pleased with my new shoes! We also stopped at one lookout ...
The South Island Adventures of Dee & Mr Lee
This is a top pick! At the moment I'm frantically blogging to get up to date. The goal is to do so by our 1 month travel-iversary, that is, tomorrow. Unlikely but not far off. Feeling queasy makes it hard to focus, but I'm DEE-termined to tap away anyway! After a 6:20am ...
Head East
... cafes. We amble about and I enjoy a pie for lunch. As in Australia, a pie is a popular form of nutrition here. On to Havelock North via Hastings. In the afternoon, we drive to the top of Te Mata Peak. We are north of a place ...
Nelson et la croisiere dans les Malborough Souds
La premiere ville dans lequel je m'arrete c'est Nelson. La capitale Neo-Zelandaise du Soleil!!! Pendant que je fesait ma traditionnelle tournee des hostels pour trouver le plus cool, j'ai vu une annonce sur un notice board d'un body qui chercher ...
Out on the Marlborough Sounds
... Cabernet blend we tried in Richmond. They were believed to be extinct in Europe, when the grapes were found growing in Argentina. Thus, New Zealand is a good fit for growing them. They have some older wine-making equipment on display here, and I am more ...
Rain of biblical proportions
... your navel. Don't ever put them in your ears, children). The weather becomes worse and as we drive on over the mountains, the rain continues to come down in sheets. We make sure that we park away from the stream at the Havelock ...
Pelorus Track
... they bypassed, and nearly got the same view for 1/6th the hiking. I was relaxing in my bare feet, carving my new walking stick when they returned from the journey. Another fantastic meal of veggies for dinner, and Jin was even more amazed we ...
Rock Climbing and Pink Sheep in Hawkes Bay
... to the Farmyard Zoo near our house. They had lots of funny farm animals and we got to feed them. I liked the kune kune, or New Zealand pigs, who have funny noses and terrible teeth! They look like they need a dentist! And they had a pink sheep, who ...
Mailboat Express
Südinsel Nachdem ich die Nordinsel nun schon recht unter die Lupe genommen hatte, wollte ich natürlich endlich auch mal was von der Südinsel sehen. Naja, weit bin ich nicht gekommen, nur grad in den nördlichsten Zipfel davon, aber ich denke, der ...
Nydia Track
... regnen. In der Bucht gibt es ziemlich viele (Urlauber-)Boote . Dort ist man 40km vom State Highway entfernt, so dass ich in Havelock einen Pickup fuer 12 Uhr organisiert hatte, der mich dann zum naechsten Track gebracht hat, dem Pelorus Track. Gruss Ralf ...
To Hawkes Bay to enjoy Architecture & Wine.
... as this is a popular area at holiday times. So, after a couple of hours drive we have now reached Hawkes Bay to the Havelock North District, where we are staying a Homestead in Woodford Heights owner by an artist, John Spittle and his wife Iris. ...
Day 50 Havelock
... There wasn't much to see but the harbour was really nice. After this we decided to do one of the most famous drives in New Zealand- the Queen Charlotte drive. We are currently in the Marlbourgh Sounds, a really beautiful area. The drive is one of the ...
A week in Havelock North
... quite well known for its wineries. We discovered very beautiful landscape and very tasty wines! Nous avons passé la semaine dernière à Havelock North qui est situé très près de Hastings et Napier. Jonathan avait un contrat la bas, alors nous en ...
An officer and an angry gentleman
New Years Day. It was gorgeous weather. Drove along the windy coast road to Havelock, greenshell Mussel capital of the world! Wow. It was a cute little back-in-time town with another sausage sizzle, yum, and a OAP craft market selling absolute tat. ...