Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Paihia...
Mar 1, 2005 (2 photos)

... has been another good one. As I might have mentioned before, I used the website www.backpackerboard.co.nz for a number of months before I came to New Zealand. Well there is a superb message board on there with a lot of like minded people, and one of the ...

Dolphins...
Mar 4, 2005 (3 photos)

The last couple of days have been real chill out days! On Wednesday I went on an all day cruise around the Bay of Islands which was very nice and relaxing. Unfortunately I didn't get to swim with the dolphins, but I saw plenty of them and it was great ...

Hills, Falls and Crutches
Dec 24, 2004

... , my ankle was throbbing. I had my phone on me and called Esther, who promptly told me to stop messing around. I burst into tears of pain and told her to come and help me. From the bottom I could hear Yannie calling me and from the top Esther. eventually ...

The end of the road in Paihia
Jan 28, 2005

... kind of remember that we wanted to walk home via the beach, but getting to it seemed to be difficult and ended up on our bums sliding down the dunes and into the water-oh well at least it was warm!! It was hard leaving Paihia, I really felt at home there.

The story continues
Dec 24, 2004 (5 photos)

... again, when we saw and advert for rooms to rent in a house, we phoned the number. I reached a man called Ed who asked a lot of very personal question-age, where were we from etc.. I thought this was a bit much so gave him a dose of his own medicen and ...

Back to the Bay-Again!
Dec 14, 2004 (5 photos)

... travels soon. It was a good night, as you can see from the photos. Esther and I had chosen to travel back to the Bay of Islands with Stray again. It was slightly more expensive than getting the bus, but only by a few dollars and it's a really good day ...

Farewell to 'Pleasantville'
Jan 8, 2005 (18 photos)

... leave that for you to decide :-). The last week of our New Zealand leg was spent in the NorthLand. We spent New Year's at the Bay of Islands and had an awesome time with our friends from San Francisco. They had an awesome place rented in Opua with an ...

Paihia-still there
Oct 27, 2004 (3 photos)

... . Dean had carried my backpack for me and he and Scott saw me onto the bus, it was very hard saying goodbye to these two again. They bay was bathed in sunshine. Arriving in Auckland it was raining cats and dogs; maybe I should have taken this as a sign.

Week Thirty Seven - The Bay of Islands
Jun 29, 2004 (10 photos)

... ' one but it is just a 'Northlander' on it's scheduled daily four and a half hour run up the island to Paihia at the Bay of Islands. Therefore it wasn't full of other crazy adventurists like myself. We each have a double seat to ourselves and we wait for a ...

Bay of Islands
Jan 15, 2006 (18 photos)

... After our four hour drive (thank God that I kept to the Left) up from Auckland we arrived in the beautiful area of the Bay of Islands in the North Island. We quickly found our hostel (for all of Amy's friends and family she actually agreed to stay in a ...

Bay of Islands
Apr 19, 2005 (10 photos)

Martin and I borrowed my sister's car and hit the road north of Auckland, heading for the Bay of Islands on the east coast. Martin is very happy to have a car with more "guts" than the rental as it makes passing on these twisty, turny roads a lot easier! ...

Bay of Islands
Sep 27, 2007 (31 photos)

... ! Rather than sit around Auckland the whole time, I went up North with Jill to explore the beautiful Bay of Islands. We stayed in a funky little backpackers in Paihia called Captain Bob's. It was nice and quiet, and had a big balcony with great views over ...

Paihia - 1st October 2004
Oct 27, 2004 (2 photos)

Up with the birds again. I have decided to leave the Rock, more of a girlie than I thought. I need water and electricity. Dean had mentioned that the BBH hostel that he was staying in needed cleaners in return for accommodation, sounded perfect, so I spoke ...

It's nearly Christmas Day
Dec 24, 2004

... of a call. Thanks also for the e-mails, it great to hear What's going on back home. I do miss you all like crazy, but i'm still enjoying myself. I hope everyone has a great Christmas and New year. Love you all lots. Big hugs and kisses to everyone.

Skydive!!!
Mar 7, 2005 (2 photos)

... time appears to fly...just like me! Once the parachute had opened, we soon passed through the clouds and I had a great view of the Bay of Islands. I imagine it would have been even better on a clear day, but that didn't matter to me as it was a great ...

Final Impressions of New Zealand
Dec 22, 2005

... -- so this is a wrapup of New Zealand before we get to what I've been up to in Sydney. The South Island of New Zealand, which I did a lap around two years ago, is visually stunning. There are beautiful lakes everywhere and snow-capped mountains pierce ...

A brief run down
Dec 24, 2004 (5 photos)

... said and she phoned them straight back and told them that I was looking for work. By the next day I was employed at the Paihia Pasific hotel. David and Robyn own the place and are really nice people, Peita and Nikkie work in the kitchen and I work with ...

28th September 2004-Paihia-the rock
Oct 8, 2004 (3 photos)

... the end. The rock was once a car ferry that has been converted into a strange looking boat that does 24 hour tours around the bay of islands. As I was trying to catch anything of off the back of the boat, when Paul shouted at us to look forward. As we did ...

A few other bits
Jan 28, 2005

... Haruru Falls, so we stopped. As soon as I walked into the place I fell in love with it. There were sculptures all around, loads of pictures and arty stuff every where. A lady came out and asked if I needed any help, I had already picked up some lemon balm ...

Back one last time to Paihia
May 5, 2005 (9 photos)

... into the Marae (meeting house) The show covers the story of the arrival of Kupe, the first Maori chief to discover New Zealand, Aotearoa (the land of the long white cloud) through to the present day. I really enjoyed the evening and at last I had seen ...

Sore Knees and Bees..
Oct 5, 2004 (14 photos)

... Bennett. We had rode back quite cautiously following the unfortunate accident and had pulled over to admire the view of the Bay just before reaching Paihia. We were stood talking and I had noticed a bee grazing mid-way down Dean's chest, right on the ...

Long day driving to the Bay of Islands
Jan 27, 2008 (1 photos)

... repaired as well.  The sole was coming off from all our walking!  Then we pushed on up through Auckland and all the way up Highway 1 to Paihia (Bay of Islands).  It was a really long driving day.  We stayed at a holiday park in Paihia.

Sorry -an explanation
Oct 27, 2004 (7 photos)

... run down of what's been going on, the dates are going to be left out because I have completely lost track of the days let alone the dates! New Zealand has that affect on you. Ok let's begin, Esther and Scott were both in Paihia at the same time as Dean ...

Paihia - Last Stop In NZ
Jan 21, 2004 (5 photos)

Deciding to limit our journey time, we made a scheduled overnight stop in Whangarei, before heading on to Paihia, in the Bay of Islands. We arrived in Whangarei on a Saturday afternoon and were amazed to find the town pretty much deserted. We had not ...

The Bay of Islands
Dec 5, 2003 (4 photos)

... a different, calf-less pod reported to be in the area. We search the hidden bays and wide stretches of open water around the Bay of Islands for two more hours. Our bodies grow accustomed to the sway of the boat, but we see no dolphins. Emma tries not to ...

'The Winterless North'..
Sep 29, 2004 (9 photos)

... our way. The scenery was just 'to die for'. We rode along the white sands looking at the magnificent views of the Hen & Chicken Islands (shaped just like the heads of partially immersed crocodiles). In the distance you could also see the Little Barrier ...

Bush Walkin'
Oct 18, 2004 (6 photos)

... Today was another scorcher, so I took advantage and trekked up in to the hills to the highest point of the 'bush walk' that provides glorious views over the bay (see pics!) I got back and caught up on the diving manual, choosing my elective dives for ...

Paihia
Jul 8, 2006 (5 photos)

Not a lot was happening in Paihia. I went up there to learn how to sail but the school was closed until September so I ended up just walking around and taking a few pictures. I met Sarah, Beck, Joeri (pronounced like Uri Geller) and Mike here. Well, ...

Starting the Kiwi Experience - The Bay of Islands
Jun 11, 2006 (5 photos)

... been spending a night in most places and that is by far enough time!! Ok, so our first stop was the Bay of Islands, north of Auckland, a quick stop off for most people who were interested in doing kayaking. However, Andy and i werent so we joined ...

Paihia, but I've not had a pie here yet
Mar 20, 2005 (5 photos)

Well the bus trip up to here was fantastic, the views were amazing, and I felt like I was finally in New Zealand. I got to Paihia on a Thursday night and by the Friday morning I had found myself a job working in a hostel for a couple of hours a day to pay ...