Awaroa Lodge

January 2006 Oz, Pearl and Frags went to the Abel Tasman. We stayed at Anchorage and Awaroa Lodge.

... . Stingrays lazily drift aside and it's a fine fine day... hope it doesn't rain while I'm in Awaroa, contrary to many a prediction I've heard! The Lodge I'vealready seen on my first trip with Kevin and Claudia. It's a four-star hotel and restaurant ...

... check out Awaroa. Anyone interested in great full board accommodation wwoofing in Golden Bay for 5 hours of work, make your way to Awaroa Lodge, where they're currently looking for help. They're in Abel Tas National Park and they have their own choppers, ...

... HA – waterproof boots matey – and they work! Worst footwear related incident.  At the more major crossing in Awaroa I called for the Merrills I bought in Chichester.  These are water sport shoes – designed to get wet and dry ...

... we arrived at our beach where the boat landed and we walked 5 minutes up a small path, where we checked into the beautiful Awaroa Lodge.  We were in the middle of nowhere, at this fabulous eco-lodge, where there was no driving (the only way to ...

... as there is no road. The lodge staff hauls baggage up from the beach by tractor and deposits it in the guest rooms. The Awaroa Lodge is a sterling example of that newest genre of hotel, the ecotourism resort. Carefully built to look as if it were made ...

... 45 minutes from my hut for the night.  Fortunately, on the trail approx 30 minutes before the hut was Awaroa Lodge, a luxury eco-lodge on private property, and home to a boutique restaurant.  Lured by and following the signs offering "warm ...

... for a two hour uphill sprint to get to the first tidal crossing right on time.  Or rather, 2 hours early.  The Awaroa Lodge is a little slice of luxurious heaven located right before the second tidal crossing, so we decided to hang out there for ...

... in Christchurch, sold it, founded the Awaroa Lodge 20 years ago, founded the first hostel in Takaka, got divorced, sold Awaroa Lodge and Takaka hostel, established an "Organic Honey Alcohol" business (not only mead, but everything with alcohol plus ...

... bobbed about in the wash of Tonga beach, just to accentuate the point; OK, we get it! We arrived at the beautiful Awaroa Lodge just in time for our noon booking at their restaurant, passing on the way the immaculate organic garden from which most of ...

... poor backpackers who seemed to be walking with their entire life strapped to their back. We spent the first night at the Awaroa Lodge which is a beautiful hotel which has its own organic gardens, roaring log fires and a fantastic restaurant- the best ...

... supplies such as liters and liters of milk and diesel up and down the windy gravel road to his boat and on to the Awaroa Lodge, a 5-star resort. On the boat ride, we saw two stingrays lazily moving aside as we drifted through the shallow water (you ...

I am currently writing this entry from an outdoor computer at the Awaroa Lodge, an eco-lodge in the middle of Abel Tasman National Park.  I am listening to the crickets chirp and watching the birds zoom around the endless trees in the distance.  ...

... our trek (or tramp as they seem to love to call them over here) for Abel Tasman, including kayaking on day 1 and the Awaroa Lodge (a lovely wedding present from Ed and Hazel). Of course the day would not have been complete without a trip to a winery ...

... other around 5pm.  Between the two we only had about 2.5 hours of hiking to accomplish. We took the day slow and stopped into Awaroa Lodge (Heidi and Cam use to manage it) for a light lunch and coffee. The sun was shinning for most of the day and ...

January 2006 Oz, Pearl and Frags went to the Abel Tasman. We stayed at Anchorage and Awaroa ...

January 2006 Oz, Pearl and Frags went to the Abel Tasman. We stayed at Anchorage and Awaroa ...