Hokitika Resorts - Reviews and Rates

DAY 19 Yesterday we drove from the East to the West coast, again in beautiful weather which showed us the beautiful country in all of its glory. We saw snow capped mountains, sandstone mountains that looked as if cream had been poured over them and mountains with huge loose rocks on the sides so they looked like wild Stonehenges. It is 250 miles...

this backpackers was above a jade factory, pretty cool! this is the only place in new zealand where they naturally find jade (greenstone - ponamu) so there were about 15 different galleries here all selling the jade carving pendants! pretty cool, but very expensive and i already had my mother of pearl one! the beach was really close here to the ...

Last night we stayed by Lake Kaniere, it is again!!! the most gorgeous setting, Yesterday we went for a 3 hour walk to Dorethy falls which was lovely, Baz today is climbing Mount Tuhua, we do not know the height, but will find out but it is a 7 hour return trip, again, soooooooo proud of my man!!!!! So we will most probably stay here again tonig...

One the was to Hokitika our trailer hitch broke. Luckily 2 people were sitting backwards on the bus and could see the trailer swinging from side to side (held on only by the safety chain). Quick review of the situation and it was determined a welder was needed since the hitch broke off from the bus. We were shuttled into the arts and crafts town...

Flying Kiwi The Flying Kiwi - where to begin. We didn't know what to expect and we were worried about giving up our ultimate freedom of the camping van for a tour bus where we would have little to no control. Our other worry was in not being able to select our own traveling companions. Especially as some of the bus' have reputations for being mo...