Lake Point Motel Hamilton

... . Today: -Wapta Falls. -Takakkaw Falls. -Point Lace Falls. -Angel's Staircase Falls. -Spiral Tunnel. -Natural Bridge. -Emerald Lake. -Hamilton Falls. -Walk in the past. There are really beautiful things to see here, we specially would recommend Emerald ...

... make up the Tongariro National Park. Being a warmish day we ate lunch outside a little cafe then found a nice centrally located motel on the lake, then it was off to our first adrenalin rush of the trip. HukaJet has jet boats with high-speed romps ...

... to a dress and arrives for dinner bearing a bottle of wine.  On our way back to Auckland we make another stop in Hamilton to visit Cousin Dorothy, who seems full of life and mischievousness.  Back on Waiheke, we plan for our next excursion to ...

... towards Cradle mountain (PIC). The two walks that we decided to take were from the car park at Dove Lake to the Boathouse and then to Glacial Point. Firstly we attempted the walk to the boathouse but almost as soon as we began the heavens decided to open ...

... the glow worms like stars in the night sky, only many, many more. It is magical. Continued our journey back to Auckland via Hamilton, where we stopped to get Christmas wrapping paper and an ice cream. Also made a detour via the eastern coastal areas of ...

... an interesting experience - it was so windy that it carried about 10m from us! - Managed to get washing done for free in Hamilton :) - We missed 'Big Day Out', the huge music festival in Auckland, by just a few days. Mind you, from the people I ...

... wood, I stopped at B&B Hostel in Helensville, and also joined the BBH network of hostels in NZ. In Hamilton I explored the downtown and RiverWalk, and visited the wonderful Hamilton Gardens. Rotorua is famous for its bubbling sulphur springs, ...

... Lubbock and need a place to crash, lemme know and I'll get you Luke and Joy's info. They're always happy to host. Hamilton pools outside Austin, TX and Barton springs in Austin, TX. Two swimming holes par excellence. Of course I would love it if ...

... of the biggest lake left over by a volcano.  it looked like a good spot and was not far from there to Hamilton which was to be the next days stopping point. The wind had died down a wee bit, but was still blowing at 50kms and gusting to 80kms!  ...

... be all over the place for the most part. With that sorted, we are ready for our first trip. Drive south on SH1 through Hamilton and on towards Rotorua, which is world famous for its boiling mud pools and geysers (the waterspout type, not the East End ...

... . We explored the city and after a couple of days we hit the road in our new rental car, heading through nothing-town Hamilton towards Rotorua and its geothermal wonders. Rotorua, due to its high geothermal activity has a hell of a lot of geysers, ...

... traffic on the road and the scenery was nice. I crossed into Victoria and passed through places like Casterton, Coleraine and Hamilton. I stopped at a couple of waterfalls (Wannon and Nigretta Falls) to get some photos but because it has been so dry ...

... , we visited more than one! We departed the Bay of Island for the drive down to Rotorua via an overnight stop in Hamilton on route. Rotorua, despite it pungent rotten egg smell of hydrogen sulphide gas seeping from the many bores and pools around the ...

Amanda: After our week in the Northland, we drove all the way back down past Auckland, then through to Hamilton to crash for the night in a motel. Before we turned in for the night, we had dinner at a great Thai place in town called.... "The Original ...

... main Whitsunday Island. We were surprised to see a floatplane from the Whitsunday Airport nestling into the beach. ATC at Hamilton Island were very accommodating in allowing our transit through the many islands on our way back to the mainland especially ...