Cook's Lookout Motel
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Bay of Islands and Northland
We left Auckland three days ago and came up to the Bay of Islands, about 250 km North of Auckland. We are using a local car hire company and everything worked fine so far. In my research for hire cars I have come across “Juicy”, one of the largest local companies, as well as “Rent-a-Dent”... humor is a big part of NZ …
Bay of Islands, Hole in the Rock and dolphins
Today we ventured on a four hour trip on a catamaran through the Bay of Islands, visiting Urupukapuka island and crossing a short bit of open ocean untill we reached "Hole in the Rock", which is a..........hole.......in a rock. Well, it was certainly more impressive than it sounds. The water was very rough, making it impossible for the boat to go …
Bay of Islands
Picked up the rental car in the morning, stopped off at a chain store called the Warehouse to purchase a cooler (or a chili bin as they are called here) along with some food supplies and ice. Time to hit the road and head north. It was 220 km from Auckland to Paihia on the Bay of Islands. It took almost 4 hours to drive here. The Motorway out of …
We saw Dolphins!
The Bay of Islands is absolutely beautiful and we really don't want to leave. We are staying in a lovely motel with fantastic views. It's sunny and warm and the seas are clear.
On New years eve we took a dolphin discovery boat trip, the aim was to swim with the dolphins but they weren't in the right frame of mind that day, but in any case …
The Kauri Forest
... of the rooms are shared dorms, the hostels usually have a few doubles with private baths for the old folks. We even got a coffee maker and refrigerator in the room. We decided to stay in some hostels and cook ourselves. We'd prefer to spend money on other things.
It was cold outside and I was fighting a cold, so Kip went out for the staple in these parts - fish and chips. Tasty, but dripping with grease. We will be eating in ...
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