Saltwater Lodge Paihia

Today we had a bus driver that reminded us of Otto from the Simpsons. His name was Rob and he was from the South Island, brought up on a farm and very eccentric. We drove up North and stopped off at a forest, where Rob passionately explained things about the huge Kauri trees, the problem of possums and how he loves to hunt them. We then stopped off at a beach. Rob told us that there was a sign saying 'do not feed the fish' but he was going to take us there to do exactly just that. Before we h...

19.38 - For my last full day in Paihia, it has been pretty **** really. Same as every other day, get up, have a shower, eat breakfast, then go into town to check my e-mails. Again, I had nothing in my inbox so it didn't take very long for me to check them. If the writing here is illegible it's because I am writing in the dark at the Pipi Patch bar! I have got 2 pints with my collection of 2 for 1 vouchers and I think it would be rude not to use them up! Other than going to the beach today, I ...

So, jetzt muessen wir mal wieder was schreiben... Wir sind also in den Norden raufgefahren. Haben 2 Dolphin-Cruises gemacht (2 weil wir fast keine Delphine gesehen haben), waren Sandboarden auf den Duenen und sind ungefaehr 20 Mal klitschnass geworden... Irgendwie sitzen wir jetzt in Paihia fest weil der Bus dauernd ausgebucht ist, aber hier isses total huebsch, deswegen macht das nix. Nur Arbeit gibt es keine, wir haben nur Absagen bekommen. Na ja. Am Donnerstag fahren wir dann doch mal weit...

PAIHIA, Northland, Feb. 13 to 17 -- I'm as far North as I can be, which on the opposite Hemisphere is the same as going as far South as I can. Those Hemispheres will trip you up every time. For my last adventure, I've come to Paihia, up in Northland at the lovely Bay of Islands. Paihia is about 3 1/2 hours north of Auckland and is full of history. Captain Cook landed here in 1769 on his first trip. This is where the country was created in 1840 with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Also,...

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It was a couple of hundred km drive through Northland up to the Bay of islands... Soon as i arrived there i was likeing the place... beaches, islands, stunning water and a real relaxed feel in Paihia. I booked into the Saltwater hostel and checked out the area in the evening. It was up early in the morning and off out on a full day dolphin swimming and watching trip in the bay.. they also visit a famous landmark called the hole in the rock and throw in lunch on a private island with golden sa...

Ive now been in Paihia a few days. Really nice little beach resort. Weather is definately getting better. Stayed in a few different hostals - Saltwater Lodge, Bay Adventurer. Then got a cleaning job at Centabay Lodge!!! Great, just what ive always aimed for - to be a cleaner!!! Ive been on loads of huge walks. Went to Hararu falls, took about 5 hours in total. Walked through the wierdest place. It was a boardwalk through loads of trees living in mud. The place was covered in little mud crabs....

Mon 9 Feb - Auckland to Paihia (Bay of Islands) Geez that was only today!! It feels like I've been here for longer. Anyway it was an early start - though the bus was half hour late. Along the way stopped at a couple of small towns more for necessity than for sight seeing. Made it to Pahia by 12.30pm. Drove through town past the Waitangi treaty site which was where a treaty was signed between the Maori people and the British government in February 1840. Headed around the golf course to a looko...

Hallo zusamen, heute habe ich einen Ausflug in den Norden von Neuseeland unternommen, mit einer Bustour. Der Fahrer war ein Maori und hat uns maorische Songs waehrend der Fahrt vorgesungen... Im Norden gibt es endlich mal ein paar Schafe zu sehen, um Auckland herum habe ich nur Kuehe gesehen... Die gibt es hier im Norden allerdings auch. Wir haben einen kleinen Kauri Wald gesehen, Kauris sind die alten Baeume Neuseelands, die im 19 Jahrhundert einen Wald von suedlich Aucklands bis hinauf zum ...

Kia Ora, Mein heutiger Ausflug hat mich in den Westen der Nordinsel zum Hokianga Harbour gefuehrt, eine fuer Maoris wichtige Gegend, da hier Kupe, der Maori, der Neuseeland als erster besiedelte (bzw. nach Legende ja sogar schuf, indem er die Nordinsel als Fisch aus dem Meer angelte), seine erste Siedlung anlegte. Heute gibt es hier (ausser der Hokianga Bucht, die natuerlich sehr schoen ist), einen kleinen Kauri Wald, in dem Tane Mahuta steht, "The Lord of the Forest" (der Herr des Waldes). N...