Centabay Lodge Paihia

We arrived in Paihia to find lovely weather and the beach! We dropped our bags off at Centabay Lodge, and headed straight to the beach to go for a paddle. On the way back to the hostel, we walked around the tiny town and found the 2 supermarkets - one of ...

... packed and headed back to land and a hot shower. A short walk up the main road and I found Centabays hostel www.centabay.co.nz. A lovely white wooden painted building with green shutters and verandas. An instantly welcoming building. As I walked along ...

... small community feel to it and once again everyone is completely friendly. I moved out of the Pipi Patch yesterday and in to the 'Centabay Lodge' which is over the road from the beach. I'm sharing a room with Dean and Micky. Here's a quick ...

... . Weather is definately getting better. Stayed in a few different hostals - Saltwater Lodge, Bay Adventurer. Then got a cleaning job at Centabay Lodge!!! Great, just what ive always aimed for - to be a cleaner!!! Ive been on loads of huge walks. Went ...

... myself early this coming week but I've since decided to stay on here for another four or five days. Yesterday I went in to the Paihia Diving School to enquire about a 'PADI' - 'Open Water Diver Course' which had been advertised in the window. It's an ...

... for the sake of peeing in Hundertwasser's toilets. We continued past Kawakawa North West then finally headed East back across to Paihia. The scooter journey was absolutely hilarious - and a lot of fun! From the minute we left the lodge and started ...

... vast Hundertwasser niet met Gaudi vergelijken), maar de hand van een Kawakawa' er is snel gevuld. Tegen drie uur komen we in Paihia aan, en aangezien ik absoluut niet op een slaapzaal wil liggen van het party-hostel van, laten we zeggen, het Noordwijk ...

Wanderung (insgesamt ca. 6 h) Die Kueste entlangvon Paihia nach Opuha. Mit der Faehre nach Okiato. Durch 'n Busch und an der Orongo Bay vorbei nach Russell. Mit der Faehre zurueck nach Paihia (Hab's leider nichts geschafft alle Bilder ...

... way we visited a village build by an austrian architect hundertwasser, we visited the colorfull toiletbuilding overthere and made our way up to paihia afterwards. There we should take a boat tour up to the hole in the rock and for a swim with the ...

I've thoroughly enjoyed my time here in Paihia - the friendly smiling people, the beautiful scenery, the tranquility of the Bay, the seaside village 'feel' and the laid back lifestyle. I've met some great people here and made some good friends ...

... by the French Secret Service in 1985. Apparently, it's a very popular dive location and is used by the diving school here in Paihia to do the advanced open water course. Great! So, I'm booked in for Tuesday and Wednesday all being well. I've just ...

... would have followed. Thank goodness I was lucky this time!) We anchored at a place called 'The Nostrils' about ten miles out from Paihia. The open water was quite a bit different than what we were used to, I can tell you. It was bloody freezing ...

... kurzer Abriss. rawene angeschaut (schmuckes Oertchen). Weiter Richtung Osten. Spaeter noch das Hundertwasser-Klo vollgepinkelt (fuer mehr hat's leider nich gereicht). Abends wieder in Paihia aufgeschlagen und nen netten abend mit Mike und Stacy verbracht. ...

... great. After we got back on the boat people were able to do 'boom netting' (ask and I'll explain...) and on the way back to Paihia we saw a few more islands. All in all, it was a fantastic day trip that we all enjoyed a lot even though I didn't manage to ...

... !! Sure enough, he felt quite overdressed surrounded by people in shorts and no footwear!! I really enjoyed my time at Centabay Lodge (www.centabay.co.nz) as it had a really good atmosphere and all the people there were very friendly, with hardly any ...

Over the last few days, the weather has been scorching. I've just been chilling out really, taking in a few more sights and meeting a few more people. Yesterday I took a Kayak round the back of Motumaire Island. There wasn't a cloud in the sky or ...

PASSED! Did the final two deep dives today and passed. It was a bit more difficult than yesterday, but nevertheless achieved. I had problems equalising on the first descent as I had difficulty clearing my left ear. But after a bit of patience and ...

Bay of Islands in ...

Mikes Geburtstag gefeiert. Mit BBQ, Bier & Billard. Man bin ich satt & sitt. War aber n lustiger Abend der im Spa-Pool ...