Austria Motel Paihia

... ich mir tatsächlich einen pullover kaufen!<br><br>als mich der bus in auckland morgens um 8 uhr abholte regnete es in strömen. als wir stunden später in paihia ankamen, stürtzten wir uns als allererstes in die badehose und machten uns zum strand auf. und das wetter ist in paihia immernoch gut, nicht so warm wie zuvor in der wüste und auf hawaii aber im sommerlichen rahmen.<br><br>nun zu paihia und dem northland von neuseeland. ich fuhr mit 5 anderen ...

... we'd see them. The three English girls: Sophie, Lauren and Emma also came out with us. We had many beers and at midnight it was officially mine and Alan's 8th anniversary. We decided to celebrate by buying a round of Jagers for everyone! Then we had a dance on the pool table to Journey. It was a very sophisticated evening and after stuffing our faces with burgers from a street side vendor we all headed home. It was 4am when we finally got to bed and less than three ours later our ...

... us boarding the big green 'Kiwi Experience' bus at 6.40am to make our way up to The Bay of Islands. After chasing some lost and late (and as it turned out still drunk) Irish gentlemen passengers around Auckland city centre for half an hour we were on our way. This was our first taste of the true population density of NZ - within with 20 minutes driving there were next to no cars on the road and no sign of life other than the occasional farm. We had a ...

W'eve made our way up to Paihia, our last stop in the North island before we head back to Auckland to leave for Australia. Along drive from the Coromandel but we arrived to find warm sunshine and beautiful scenery. Excellent accommodation at the Seaspray Suites, was given a huge two bedded unit with great facilities overlooking the beach. Monday saw us rent some snorkel equipment and go off to Okie Bay , a beautiful secluded beach on the peninsula beyond Russell ...

... Havent dinat ens dirigirem a la punta més nòrdica de l'illa nord de NZ. S'anomena CAPE REIGNA. Allà caminarem uns 45min per arribar al far. Llàstima que la visibilitat no és gaire bona degut a la boira. Però el que veiem és bonic. Després ens dirigirem a Awahui on hi ha una botiga de souvenirs fets d'una variant del Kaori. Un "fish and chips" i, cap a casa,... retornem cap al càmping. Seran més o menys les 6.30pm. Un sopar informal i, cap a dormir falta gent!

... cream to speak of and instead plentiful amounts of sunburn. However, tomorrow will be filled either with being in a car or being in a cave (I want to go see the glow worms), both of which are - in theory - skin-friendly. I am heading back to Auckland to drop my car at the airport, then I'm flying down to Christchurch, where I pick up a different car, and then I will drive slowly but surely up to Auckland over the next couple ...

... swells were too large and the ferry captain was afraid for all our safety so we turned around and headed back into the calm of the bay to see loads of dolphins. The option was there to go swim with the dolphins but the water was freezing and we weren't that stupid. Those who did nearly got hypothermia after. When we returned to Paihia we hit the road again for 90mile Beach to the north of the North Island.

... just yummier! Then we just sat back with a beer and enjoyed the sun whilst a couple of guys braved the freezing waters and went snorkelling. In the end I hadn't missed much as it was really murky they said. We then finished off the day by sailed about the island. I got my go at steering and before I knew it we were pulling down the sails and docking. A great day sailing, I found it really relaxing and calming being out on the water, very peaceful ...

Leaving Auckland for the Bay of Islands stopped at Uretiti Beach for a lunch break and to catch some more rays of sunshine. Stayed at an awesome camp which had a zip line so after dinner a bunch of us zip-lined into the night! The next day took a sailing trip out to Wae Wae Torea Bay. Took about 2 hours of sailing to get there and although it was sunny out it was very windy but luckily once we got into the way the winds had died down a bit ...

... reconnait facilement de par la taille de leur tronc. Certains d'entre eux ont des diametres superieurs a 10 metres. Les photos ne sont pas vraiment representatives. On ne se rend pas bien compte mais les troncs sont vraiment enormes. En NZ les arbres kauris sont de plus en plus rares et ils sont donc devenus une sorte d'attraction.<br><br><br><br>Le soir meme, nous avons atteint Cape Reinga, le point le plus au Nord de la Nouvelle Zelande, la ou la mer de Tasmanie rejoint l'Ocean ...