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BLUE DUCKS xx
... the most remote part of the north island and our home for the night - Blue Duck Lodge, Whakahoro (as 'wh' is pronounced as an 'f', you can imagine the reaction on the bus), a 9000 acre high country farm that is both a working station and an environmental conservation leader. On arriving we were told that unlimited amounts of tea and coffee were free for the duration of our stay which was music to our ears, then a lady called Wendy gave us a talk and told us about the ...
DAY 1 of the road trip
... up North from Auckland, before heading down towards the South Island. We are following the Twin Coast Discovery Highway, (number 12 on the map) which is really quite nice as we are going up on the West side of the Island and then looping around to the East side to come back down. This is nice, as we will not need to drive the sme road twice.
The roads are narrow, and windy, but the views are great. ...
Town Basin Marina, Whangarei
... r. Vi var sju båtar där som alla blev bjudna på wellcomeknytkalas till en stor amerikansk katamaran och träffade nya trevliga båtmänniskor och fick en massa ny info. Vädret var inte det bästa, lågtryck på gång så alla avvaktade med avfärden. Men efter ett par dagar beslutade fyra av oss att ändå ge sig i väg. Det blåste stark sydlig vind så det blev motorkörning de första dagarna, rakt i nosen, hoppigt med höga vågor. Det ...
Some where over the rainbow
... pool beneath, the river that flows from the plunge pool and the fantastic forest all around. It was really nice to be out of the city and back with nature again.
OMG freezing. Last night I swear I nearly froze to death, of course I found the heater in the morning lol. (On the day we left we found out we could have borrowed duvets, typical) I had set my alarm early so that Mazza and I could go on ...
I week to go and counting
Well the five of us are going on another adventure. I thought I would continue the blog from last time and inform you of our travels and adventures. We leave on Saturday and fly to Phuket for a couple of days then head over to Rachaprabba Dam which we all loved so much last time. So I shall keep you posted.
Robbie
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