Clarion Collection Edgewater Palms Paihia

... highlight was heading across to Russle, the first<br><br>capital of New Zealand! We found the 1st and oldest church in NZ then headed over the hill to the bay on the other side,me and Jenny headed along the beach then climbed over some rocks and spotted some weird creatures in the rock pools.<br><br>Somehow we managed to spend 3 hours there before heading back over to Pahia. The noodles for dinner were pretty awesome<br>especially with the ham on top.<br>

... front of the blazing fireplace. Not really cold out - night maybe down to 7-8C.<br><br>Crossed back over ferry this am, then into Paihia to stay tonight. Got a very nice 5* apartment on the edge of town. Was suuny this morning, but scattered showers have now set in, hence good time for blogging.<br><br>All for now. Next up - mdown south to the Cormandel.....<br>

... are equally ridiculous. The tree itself is impressive and if hugged will apparently bring good weath**. I'm not quite into the huggin of trees - I'm from the north - we just don't do the hugging thing. Lizzy is practically having sex with it anyways - so surely that will make up for my little gentle feel of the bark. Various activities are explained. I'm reminded immediately of home. The rolling hills and drumlins could be County Down. The ...

... the beach back to the road for our motel - soooo nice!! And that was Paihia! oh, except the exciting beastie incident which was hilarious - mainly cause it happened to Roar and not me! LOL! Told you I was evil! We were lying in bed watchin TV (the sun had set by this point) and Roar noticed a 'thing' bouncing in the kitchen and runs over to see what it is - with fear in his eyes! LOL! Turns out to be a very bouncy crickety thing and he ...

... dog - a large soft hairy alsation). Donna showed us the accommodation we had booked (very nicely presented but smaller than we had expected) and then showed us some alternatives since they had a number of vacancies. One alternative was the bungalow next door - less well presented but much more spacious with 3 bedrooms, bathroom, a fully fitted kitchen, laundry room (which after 6 nights in hotels we were in need of ...

... googled "tarmacking" because I wasn't sure of the spelling - that's an education in itself, if you want to try it); it's practically a building site up there, so getting out of the car with no bottoms on attracted a few looks. After I arrived at Cape Reinga I was initially a little disappointed, because it wasn't what I imagined at all, but then I realised there was an actual track for you to follow, which took you round the ...

... i prefer the colors of Fiji it isn't really comparable, differnt place is different diving. Both beautifull but different.. After the cold diving day i crashed in a bathtub, yep! a hostel with a bathtub! Amazing good after a day floating in the cold NZ sea. The rainforest in Wangarei is a beautifull one, amazing dense tropical forest with the river making awesome waterfalls along the track. Rope swings all over the place to plunge into the river, guess those will only be used ...

... hanging out on the beaches and do some snorkeling with the dolphins up there Well, no chance! Since we left Auckland on Saturday morning it oured down rain, the sun wouldn' t even come out at all! How frustrating! We were sitting there in Paihia and of course, there was nothing happening .. nothing, zero, nada! At night, the whole place was just empty! Oh well, so we sat there in this nice ...

Kuna me jahti ei rentinud, siis lebotasime pikalt ja sõitsime Russelli. Sinna saab Paihiast autoga kas väga pika ringiga või praamiga. Praamisõit kestis vaid 10 min ja 2 praami saalisid pidevalt kahe sadama, õigemini kaldtee vahet. Kuna tõusud ja mõõnad on suure amplituudiga, siis klassikalise kai asemel on kaldtee. Praami otsad on sarnase kaldega, et saab sõita kaldtee peale. Praamil puudub vöör ja ahter, kuna alus on mõlemat pidi ühesugune ning sõidab just sedapidi, kumb ots parasjagu s ...

... in the Rock, and on the way we saw a pod of dolphins swimming around, some people chose to go and swim with them but I opted against it, what with me not really liking the ocean and the fact that it was bloody freezing, plus it was something I was hoping to do in Summer in a place called Kaikoura on the South Island. We also saw a few fur seals doing their thing and sunbathing on the rocks. In the afternoon we caught a ferry over to a place called Russell on the other side of ...