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Travel Blogs from Mangonui, New Zealand
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Mangonui & Keri Keri
This is a top pick! ... happily stocking up on drop in a Dutch shop, we were on our way. We couldn't resist having lunch at what was apparently New Zealand's best Fish & Chip shop. It did not disappoint as, sat overlooking Mangonui harbour, we filled up for the rest ...
Russell up to Mangonui, Doubtless Bay
This is a top pick! ... in the grounds depicting where the treaty was signed, however, they do state that the flagpole is in the approximate position so it could have been anywhere. We then drove north to Doubtless bay where we went for a beer and spent the night at ...
Doubtless Bay
Today I travelled further North to get to Mangonui, which is a fishing village and the main town of Doubtless bay. It took about 3 hours to get there from Whangarei. The village itself is very small, yet somehow large enough to have two fish and chip ...
Up and around the Northland
If you look at a map of New Zealand, you'll notice that the country is divided by a north island and a south island. For some reason the south island is considered the mainland, but whatever. Further, the north island is partitioned into ...
Giant trees
... at 51 m and between 1200 and 2000 years old. What an experience to be able to see these amazing trees. Our drive to Mangonui included a ferry ride across an estuary and many, many kms. of the twistiest roads you can imagine. Its hard to imagine how ...
Dinosaur trees
... few seafood restaurants, and some gift- and craft shops. The seafood restaurant on the wharf was proved to be one of the best in New-Zealand. We had fresh seafood dinner there later in the evening. Before we "called it a day “ we did a ...
Cape Crusaders
... plan for the following day, when we planned to drive right up to Cape Reinga, the Northernmost point you can drive to in New Zealand. The following morning Marko gave us a hearty breakfast of fruity yoghurt and muesli, a great cup of freshly ground coffee ...
Cape Reinga via Ninety-Mile Beach
The coach picked me up at 9.15am this morning for the journey up to Cape Reinga, which is the northernmost point of NZ accessible by car. Our first stop was in the town of Awanui for a morning tea break at the Ancient Kauri kingdom, which has a show room ...
Palmsunday under the palms
... spent the day swimming in the ocean surfs, playing soccer and hiking in the bush. In the evening we drove to the same seafood restaurant as yesterday and had shrimps and mussels. Before bedtime we had a long walk in the hills surrounding Mangonui. ...
Geschichtsträchtig
... 'ndig. Die Stelle, an welcher das Abkommen unterzeichnet wurde, markieren heute die Flaggen von Neuseeland, der United Tribes of New Zealand und der Union Jack. Wir spazierten durch die wunderschöne und bis ins Detail gepflegte und gehegte Anlage und ...
The Karikari Peninsular
We headed back to Auckland to meet up with Caroline, the girl that Neil rendezvoused with when he first came out here three years ago and her parents, who are here on holiday and one of her friends Katerina, who has just returned here after being in ...
Mangonui
Today was a bit of a driving day with very short stops to see stuff. A very long beach for lunch, giant sand dunes at the end of aforementioned beach and a very very fat tree. But all the way the scenery was stunning, something that can never be conveyed ...
Luxus-Urlaub
Wenn die Dame des Hauses im eigenen Garten mit Golduhr, Platinschmuck & Brillantring am Finger Unkraut zupft, muss schon ein gewisses Grundvermoegen vorhanden sein! Dank Barbara duerfen wir bis Sonntag in ihrem 'kleinen Ferienhaus' mit Privatstrand ...
Doubtless Bay
We booked onto a day trip on the magnificent RJ Tucker Thompson - a wonderful replica tall ship. A good crowd of us then sailed out to the Bay of Islands and anchored just off Hospitasl Bay for lunch and a swim. We had a a cracking ...
Drive to Doubtless Bay
... drove North from the Bay of Islands to Doubtless Bay. On route we stopped off at KeriKeri Mission Station , home of New Zealand's two oldest buildings - the oldest timber building (the KeriKeri Mission House built in 1821-22) and the ...
Doubtless Bay (Ninety Mile Beach, Shipwreck Bay)
... that we would not travel the full length of Ninety Mile Beach (the peninsula that stretches to Cape Reinga, the most northern point of New Zealand) but drove a little way up the main road (SH1) to one of the early points where you can get on the beach. ...
Merry Christmas!
... nbsp; The water is just the right temperature and a beautiful blue. The entire white sandy beach is lined with the New Zealand "Christmas" tree, which has these beautiful red flowers that bloom only at Christmas time. There is also a nice view ...
2008: So far, so good
... summer, and I think it started Dec. 20th. So I hear that things will taper off in the next few weeks...maybe! Otherwise, I think that is all that's new here. I hope everyone had a nice New Years, and I'll talk to you soon! xoxo ...
Best Fush n Chups in the World...
After Kerikeri, we got back on State Highway 10 and after passing through Kaeo we arrived in Mangonui for lunch. The fishing village of Mangonui is the main centre of Doubtless Bay. It was once a busy wahling and trading town and has a ...
So many fantastic beaches
On route to Doubtless Bay (named by Captain Cook, when asked what is that he replied doubtless another bay!) took the small car ferry from Russell to Paihia, and then drove through historic Kerikeri and the 'Million Dollar View Road'. ...
Giant trees
... at 51 m and between 1200 and 2000 years old. What an experience to be able to see these amazing trees. Our drive to Mangonui included a ferry ride across an estuary and many, many kms. of the twistiest roads you can imagine. Its hard to imagine how one ...
Happy New Year
... ; But I do as I'm told with a huge smile on my face : ). So far I'm getting through it. I'll be working for New Year's Eve, then might go to the next town over with one of the German girls who works at the restaurant. She doesn't speak ...
North Island - Coromandel
Our main reason for going to the Coromandel region was the Hot Water Beach - a stretch of sand on the East coast where hot water rises to the surface and you can dig your own natural spa pool - amazing! We travelled the whole of ...
Ahoy, Mates!!
... called a shag (looks like a penguin) -- in fact there is even a Shag Point in Mill Bay, the small bay where Mangonui is located. I'm sensing a theme here.... :) More trivial info? Kiwis call peppers capsicums and zucchini "courgettes". ...
Rain, rain, go away
Hello all. We're on day 3 of our excursion and have viewed dolphins in the Bay of Islands, photographed Haruru Falls near Paihia, walked in our stocking feet around the Maori Waitangi Treaty Grounds building full of fierce statue carvings, and ...
packing up in Mangonui
Well, my feet got the best of me! Being in chronic pain has put a major strain on working, as well as not being able to do anything or go anywhere in my free time. Made me crazy! I had club foot as a baby, and the surgery done to ...
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