Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Recovering from Driving Coma & Dolphin Watching
Jan 28, 2008 (10 photos)

... , sleepy town with some charming buildings. Next day we jumped on our tour boat, the Dolphin Seeker, for a full day in the Bay of Islands.  The boat was on the large side -- about 50 or so people were on the boat.  We chose the Kings tour ...

A Little History and Culture..
Oct 10, 2004 (8 photos)

... morning with Dean. I hadn't realised how packed with history it was compared with other towns or even that it was once New Zealand's capital. Russell is quite similar in character to Paihia just over the water, and has a seaside village 'feel' to it. We ...

Lovely Russell
Jun 3, 2006 (3 photos)

... probably did 50 years ago (although am sure thats just our naivety). After that headed out of Whangerei and northwards to Bay of Islands. Took the coastal route which we thought would be more scenic but actually couldn't see a lot for most of the way. ...

The Bay of Islands
Nov 27, 2003 (5 photos)

... at Urupukapuka Island (try saying that after a few pints!), where we took a walk up the hill for a magnificent view over the Bay of Islands and the turquoise sea shimmering in the sun. Saturday evening passed in a Russell pub in a blur of beer, as we ...

Russell
Jan 30, 2007 (3 photos)

... de las 150 islas que conforman la bahia de las islas en Northaland. Es un viaje en ferry de solo 15 minutos desde Pahia. Russell es unos de los sitios mas antiguos de NZ, ya que fue la primer capital del pais por 1840. Luego la capital se movio& ...

The Farm
Feb 19, 2007 (9 photos)

... couldn't get over, so this was the first chance I had to visit her. The site itself is sitting in a stunning bay, a really magic place and her grave is marked by a massive Maori stone carving. It was quite a somber visit, the last time I ...

beautiful sun rise
Jun 14, 2007 (5 photos)

watched amazing sunrise

Russell
Feb 27, 2008 (13 photos)

... ning sõidab just sedapidi, kumb ots parasjagu sõidusuunas on. Tillukeses kaptenisillas oli tõenäoliselt kummagi suuna jaoks eraldi juhtimine. Russell on NZ kõige vanem valgete koloonia. Seal on vanim kirik, hotell ja tõenäoliselt palju muudki. Sadamast oli linna ...

Bay of Ialands
Aug 11, 2007 (10 photos)

... a few pictures of the wildlife we have been lucky enough to see along the way - sorry if some of these are out of sink with our travels - but internet access has proved more difficult than we expected - some of these shots are taken long before we reach NZ

relaxen in the Bay of Islands
Jan 6, 2008 (2 photos)

Heerlijk 4 dagen relaxen in ons eigen huisje bij Russell in the Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands in the North Island
Feb 10, 2008 (85 photos)

... country. More to follow, for now find some photos taken in Russell, the very first town New Zealand town.  Because of its northern-most point, Russell was first port of call to navigators like Captain Cook!  So they have a great town ...

from the Bay Islands, to the Bay of Islands
Sep 15, 2007

Elvis

Whangerei - disappointment on the diving front
Jun 16, 2007 (1 photos)

... gear but are too scared to try them! Anyway, we had the whole day to explore so we drove through Whangarei to the Bay of Islands.  Unfortunately the weather was bad so the views weren't as great as they could have been and we didn't want to get ...

Bay of Islands & beyond
Nov 14, 2008 (17 photos)

... the boot of a car - and is bright orange so you cannot miss it) and leaving Auckland we went North up to the Bay of Islands - it quickly became apparent that the Romans were not involved in the road building and that signposting for some of the more 'off ...

Bay of Islands
Mar 3, 2007

Sat 3 March Up early and left Ya Ping's BBH at the foot of Mt Eden, bound for the Bay of Islands. We shared the driving going north through Orewa, Puhoi and then at Warkworth turned off to visit the Marine Reserve at Goat Island. A stunning day's weather ...

Russell
Feb 7, 2009 (8 photos)

A stunning coastal drive this morning took us up to Russell.  This was the site of New Zealand's 1st European settlers and used to be called the 'Hell Hole of the Pacific' when whalers used to come and fight the local Maoris - that was a long ...

Bay of Islands Trip
Apr 4, 2008 (74 photos)

... spent our wedding anniversary mostly in the hot-tub drinking lovely Sauvignon Blancs from the Marlborough region of New Zealand, but not before a stroll into Russell, which was very quaint for New Zealand - Russell was the first colony in the country when ...

Bay of Islands
Nov 27, 2007 (18 photos)

Today we travelled up to the very North of the North Island to the Bay of Islands. This place is a gorgeous bay made up of something like 144 little islands. We stayed in a little town called Pahia and apparently the best way to explore is by boat, so ...

NZ North Island - Xmas
Dec 24, 2009 (11 photos)

... with flat screen telly will provoke pangs of camper van envy. The Bongo has taken us to the following places in the North Island: Bay of Islands (Russell): when you see the adverts for NZ and they are of the coast they are more than likely of the Bay of ...

Bay of Islands - Week 2
Oct 5, 2007 (26 photos)

... , collecting mussels at the beach, sailing, cooking great dinners, playing with lila, reading, daily walks and generally enjoying the feeling of having nothing to do.   We leave on Monday with 2 day stop in Raglan (where I will once again attempt to ...

Bay of Islands
Dec 9, 2005 (13 photos)

... , a very nice neck of the woods, but as said and read, we needed to be 'on the water to experience the splendour of the Bay of Islands'. And so we did during our dolphin discovery - although it must be said, most of the time we were staring at the water ...

The Bay of Islands
Mar 24, 2006 (4 photos)

We drove in our 'Ezy Campervan' up to Russell in The Bay of Islands. It has a fridge, sink, stove, TV, DVD (and bed) so we think we are living in the height of luxury after 3 months in Tonka. Russell is a beautiful little town (once described as the hell ...

Bay of Islands
Dec 11, 2008 (28 photos)

... District, but without the Lakes and more of it!!!!  Our destination was a little town called Russell, perched on one side of the Bay of Islands.  Russel1, formerly Kororareka, the first British settlement and Capital in NZ and initially a ...

Sailing and Surfin
Feb 12, 2009 (12 photos)

The drive to the Bay of Islands was a long one....Bri's directions having got no better than the last venture out into un-made roads. I must learn to punch or punish him harder, but I could settle for the fact he got car sick : O )  This was his ...

Russell, Bay of Islands
Mar 8, 2007

Russell

Diving the Rainbow Warrior & HMS Canterbury
Dec 19, 2007

... us, but it had been good to see him and Robert really enjoyed his company. Robert and I returned to the Top 10 site in Russell and got showered and changed for dinner. We went to a very nice restaurant for Roberts birthday dinner. I can't remember the ...

Northland and visit with Debbie and Gerry
Mar 12, 2007 (12 photos)

We went up to Northland and did some camping then picked up Debbie and Gerry in Aukland. More to come.

Kauri Coast and Bay of Islands
Feb 14, 2005 (3 photos)

... spent sipping white wine and watching a red sunset from our room. Monday morning, Valentine's day. Took a tall sailing ship in the Bay of Islands. It was a good day out, but we were by far the youngest in the crowd. The average age must have been 70, ( ...

Going to the Bay of Island-
May 15, 2008 (34 photos)

wow- this was an experience like no other. we met Sharon and Bruce who lived in the bay of islands. They had a beautiful house on the far side of the island. There house overlooked a beautiful cliff. We ended up kayaking in the bay right below there ...

Dagje zeilen?
Jan 7, 2008 (2 photos)

onder voorbehoud: vandaag een dagje zeilen op een catamaran