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Travel Blogs from Otaki, New Zealand
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Crossing to the North!!
This is a top pick! In the morning we woke up early only to find the campsite gate closed because of a triatholon going on and we had to wait around for an hour and a half before we could go. When we set out the road our ``trusty`` GPS took us on soon turned into yet ...
Beaches and baches (CONTAINS VIDEO)
This is a top pick! I stayed up till about 1:45 yesterday morning watching the cricket, so we sleep in a little this morning, until my sister Jess wakes us up with a phone call to ask us what we are doing today. "Well, we were going to sleep in", I mutter ...
Tree Releasing in Te Hapua Wetlands
Today we went to Te Hapua Wetlands, a private property that two ladies own and have protected (but supposedly a road could be put through them...). Toby took us and it was a little over an hour drive up the West coast and the weather ...
Back on the north island
... we charged up the road to get as far north as possible before the light failed us. We ended up in a place called Otaki Beach in a wind-swept (replace 'swept' with 'battered'), dew-touched (or water-logged). deserted, run down park who's mean owners ...
Welcome to Shannon, Population ... ME!!!
So, this has to be the personal highlight of my trip ... driving through the town of Shannon!!! Fantastic! I think my new goal is to find all the Shannon towns in the world and visit them all!!! Seeing my name on every building ... whatta ...
Back to Te Hapua Wetlands
... this living thing, treating it with care in order that it survives. You really got to appreciate how much work goes into planting these new trees and shrubs and you realize what a loss it is when they die because you put a lot of effort into planting ...
Cruisin' the North Island
We left Wellington and headed up the #2 Highway towards the National park. It was cloudy, rainy and windy but that's why everything was so green! The scenery in NZ is what you go for and scenery is what we got! We ended up staying at a park in Ashhurst, ...
Last leg of the Road Trip, alond the west coast
Last leg, chilling at the beach at the beautiful Paekakariki. Lovely hostel, and nice to chill after lots of ...
Byrons Resort
Well, now we are here. Byron's Resort. One of the ones we have seen for sale. Everybody tells us how lovely the Kapiti coast is, yes I agree and in summer it is undoubtibly great, very busy with hoilday makers. In winter, come off ...
A day at the races
... it as enjoyable as possible for them. The last day before my return to work and we packed up to go to the family day at .Otaki Races. Perfect weather (unlike most of this summer) meant that we could bask out in the sun and watch the races, have a flutter ...
Wellington to Otaki
... along the coast looking out to Kapiti Island and then back on the road for a leisurely potter for the twenty-odd kilometres to Otaki. In fact it wasn't so much of a leisurely potter but more of a terrifying white knuckle ride. Really busy, really fast ...
River Valley Lodge
Met up again with a couple from the isle of man who were keen to go white water rafting. We got to River Valley Lodge in the middle of nowhere, but with nice green fields, forests, sheep, cows, lambs, and a great river. We were met at the top of the hill ...
Beach house
On our return to Wellington we spent 2 days relaxing after our action packed fortnight before heading to a 'bach' a term used by Kiwis for a second home, overlooking Waikawa Beach for the weekend. Our bach was a gorgeous home at the foot of a colder sac ...
Auckland-Coromandel -Mt Maunganui- Rotorua -Otaki
We have had a very fun filled first week in New Zealand! Our time on the internet is about to run out so we will update with pictures and more details in the future. We drove our Van, previously named "Van", and now named "Morrison". He took ...
Woofing on Harmony Farm
... . After lunch, the afternoon is ours to do whatever. We've been on some massive 4 hour walks all around the beaches and Otaki Gorge which is stunning. We drove for what seemed like miles into the mountains and went for a nice walk around the river. The ...
km are smaller than miles
... explained as "routine" for all traffic stops. When I asked if he would help me out and just not give me the ticket because I was new to the country and wasn't entirely sure about where I was going at any given moment he laughed at me and said "what are ...
A great drive
We drove through some fantastic hills,orchards, potato fields to get to stop over before going to pick up the ferry in Wellington on Wednesday morning. Overcast all day, but now we are parked the sun is shining time to enjoy a good glass of NZ ...
Day 7. Friday. Taihape to Otaki Beach.
... will be a short drive of about 70km, into the capital city of Wellington and all the excitement that it supposedly has. The ironic thing about New Zealand is that you’re always so excited about what you’ll see on the next day of the trip, but ...
Our hike on Kapiti Island
We had been anticipating this trip since we got here as all the locals recommend it. We envisioned beautiful views from the top of the mountain looking over to the mainland-- but alas our day was very soggy and there was not a view to be had. However, ...
Waikawa Beach: Das Strandhaus von John Sullivan
Bei meinem heutigen Frühstück lernte ich direkt 2 nette Mädels kennen. Carmen und Lena. Beide kommen aus Stuttgart. Wobei Carmen die weit aus hübschere von beiden war. Lange braune Haare, schlank und ein süßes Lächeln. So können die nächste Tage ...
Whistle while you work! Snow white is a twerp!
Well what an interesting week it was here. The property was beautiful! Complete with Native tree alongside pine (European Import with the first settlers for those who don't know). Apple, Pear, Quince, Feijoa (think hubba bubba flavour jam in a tough ...
Rugby, volcanoes and alpacas
... in New Zealand (despite being the fourth largest city in the world, apparently. Kiwis are full of these little facts about New Zealand having the 'second biggest’ something in the Southern Hemisphere, or the ‘second longest’ something in ...
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