Anchorage Hotel Paihia

<br>Von Pahia nach Pukenui<br>(Northland, der Verwaltungsbezirk nördlich von Aukland; Hauptstadt:Whangarei)<br>mit Rene<br><br><br>In Pahia, einem modernen, touristischen Zentrum liegt das kleine Witianga-ein geschichtsträchtiger Ort an sich, denn hier wurde am 6. Februar 1840 ein Vertrag zwischen Maoris und der Englischen Krone geschlossen. Dieser besagt, dass die Maoristämme ungetrübten Besitz von Land, Wälder und Fischgründen haben sollten ...

... and are very big. A short toilet stop and time to stock up on food for the trip and then off we head to Te Paki stream to some of New Zealand's largest sand dunes for a spot of sandboarding. The sandboarding was amazing and such fun but the walk up to the top of the sand dunes was tough. Daniel decided to sit this one out as he did some sandboarding in OZ and hurt himself, so didn't fancy it again. A quick brush down to get rid of the excess sand and then we headed to ...

... Baum (Zitat "Hug a tree, its a free activity" was wir natuerlich auch gleih taten) in einer irre coolen Bucht mit Strand an einem Wasserfall und dem Klo eines beruemten Designers. Ueber letzteres habe ich mich mehr gefreut als man es vielleicht denken mag. Jetzt sitzen wir hier in Paihia, eiem kleinen Stranddorf mit langem Strand und mehreren bewaldeten unbewohnten kleinen inseln vor der kueste. saucool. Hoffe euch gehts allen gut!! Bis bald, euer Marc :)

... we stopped at Urupukapuka Island and left the boat at Russell. We had lunch at the Duke of Marlborough hotel (the oldest in New Zealand). Then it was a ferry trip back to Paihia and then returning to Oponoui with a brief stop at Haruru Falls. We were at tired after the early start and finished the day drinking wine (and lemonade) and playing cards.

... single community bathroom that reminded me of a typical college dorm. But the resident parrot named Rocky made the less than stellar facilities much more bearable! We took a quick drive and loaded up on groceries, then wandered through the streets of the small town briefly, but soon the rains picked up and drove us inside for the rest of the night. Exploring the Bay of Islands would have to wait for another day! We had been looking forward to ...

... the weather was perfect. Blue skies and calm waters and very hot. All of us caught the sun, and got a little bit burnt, even though we used sunscreen. Even my mum, who has never been burnt in her life!! We managed to see some dolphins but we couldn't swim with them as they had juveniles with them. Maybe next time we will get the chance to. At lunchtime we stopped at Urupukapuka Island, where there is a cafe ...

... beachy little town in the heart of the BOI, at the YHA Paihia hostel--which by the way, had been rated 5 stars so I was expecting to be impressed! while I was waiting at a picnic table at the Whangarei info center for the bus to come (it was almost an hour late!) I was starting to get nervous, so I kept my mind off the absence of my ride by watching the various people that came and went from the tourist shop. about 15 minutes before the bus ...

... get. The shops closed aorunf 5 today, they seem to hold fast to the tradition of not working on sundays. We met up with the grandparents at a seafood corner restaurant and ate fish and chips for 7$ which was a good deal, we got a fish fillet, a sausage and lots of chips. It was served in the traditional paper maner like in lundon England and everything was covered in salt. Mese really tired, sorry for the undeatailed post HugZ sabine Ng

... Busby where the treaty was signed on the garden lawn. My last day here was spent walking through Opua Forest, just behind Paihia. With its kauri trees and lookout points providing yet more great views of the Bay of Islands. If I had a few more days here I would have visited Russell again and done some sea kayaking but for now I have a short tip with two German siblings to see the west coast of the Northland before finally heading further south to start working again and top up my lowly coffers.

... via the Twin Coast Discovery Highway. Drove along the Hibiscus Coast to Whangarei then on to Paihia where I parked up and watched the sunset over the Bay of Islands and the Pacific Ocean! Tuesday got up nice and early and drove to see another water fall Haruru Falls, it was all brown water and I later learned that it was from a broken sewage pipe because of all the fllods in the Northland area from the week before, nice! Then I reached ...