Blogs from Orewa, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
Exploring the Deep North NZ
Published: February 25th 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa » Orewa Beach
February 25th 2011
Sunday 20th February – Water Theme Developing A water based day, as we travel from Whangerei up a little further north to Kerikeri: Whangerei Run – A quick run down stream and up hill to get the day started and try to stop the onset of obesity (Simon only!). Rainbow Falls – Picnic lunch and well-earned snooze by Rainbow Falls (see pic) near Whangerei. Water Garden – Freedom camping(ish) at the Taraire Water Garden, after a tour of said garden and connected bush walk – 85 year old owner (Aubrey) emigrated from Eastbourne in 1952! Monday 21st February – Go North Young Man Having talked to the locals we abandoned plans to return south, to the Coromandel peninsular, and decided to strike out for the far north tip of North Island: Beautiful Bays – A slow ... read more
March 21st 2010
El domingo por la mañana partimos hacia Orewa, antes pasamos por el Kauri Forest y vimos el árbol más grande de NZ, el camino fue de película!!! A la tarde llegamos a Orewa y paramos en un camping que da a la playa, a la noche comimos tacos, con una salsa taaaaan picante que pese al frío nos morimos de calor en la carpa. ... read more
February 15th 2009
The flight from Papette to Auckland was 5 hours, departing at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday and arriving at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, crossing the International Date Line. Customs in Auckland was almost a nightmare as so many passengers arrived on different flights at about the same time. New Zealand is very serious about things like plants, seeds, fruits and nuts. Every bag is x-rayed. We rented a car (they drive on the wrong or left side of the road) and basically bypassed Auckland, a city with two harbors, for the small beach town of Orewa in the heart of the Hibiscus Coast on the Tasman Sea. The Waves on the beach was our home for the next two days. The beach is long and wide with great sand and good surf...perfect for walking, surfing, wind and ... read more
December 8th 2008
Thomas har haft feber og ligget og klaget sig hele natten. Børnene sov længe, så Mona gik op og bestilte en nat mere. Vi kommer ingen steder, når Thomas har det sådan, han ville bare blive i sengen. Mona har ikke rigtig mod på at køre autocamperen og Thomas er i tvivl om, hvorvidt hun overhovedet kan skifte gear i den, da gearkasser er ret smadret. Bilen har kørt 100.000 km. Så den er ikke just ny. Efter morgenmaden, hvor Anton fik spist en del madder med kyllingepate (leverpostej) gik Mona og børnene en tur til stranden. Vi har en fin udsigt til den fra vores plads. Vi fandt en del konkylier og flotte strandskaller, men måtte også erkende, at det ikke er ligeså varmt som i går. Det blæser rigtig meget, så vi gik tilbage ... read more
Endelig på vej til New Zealand
Published: December 9th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » OrewaDecember 7th 2008
Anton har haft en meget urolig nat, og vi er noget bekymrede for hans vedblivende diare. Thomas ringede derfor kl. 6.30 til en vagtlæge i Danmark, der dog fik os beroliget noget. Så længe Antons almen tilstand ikke er påvirket, betyder det ikke noget, at han har haft tynd mave så længe, og at der nu er blod i hans afføring. Lægen anbefalede at købe ”Revolyt”, der er blanding af salte og sukker, hvilket man kan leve af i mange dage, uden at få andet. I dag var så dagen, hvor vi endelig skulle flyve. Vi skulle derfor pakke alle vores ting sammen. Heldigvis fik vi lov til at blive på værelset til ca. kl. 16, hvor vi skal afsted til lufthavnen. Anna og Mona gik ud for at hente vores vasketøj, dejligt og nemt med ... read more
November 12th 2008
13th September 2008 At sunrise I was awoken with the screeching of a Pukeko (see photos) outside the van. These birds are like Moorhens on steroids, we love them, full of character and a brilliant royal blue colour. I dressed, put the kettle on and held my breath at the loos. When I returned Pili was up and we decided to have a little walk around. The grounds of the park were amazing, covered in a light mist with all the plants glistening with morning dew. We heard and saw our first Tui (see photos) from the family of Honeyeaters; unfortunately most of the family are now extinct. This amazing bird has an other worldly song, very hard to describe except it’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard in the Northern Hemisphere. I’ll try to upload a ... read more
"You can borrow the Merc if you like..."
Published: July 22nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa
July 23rd 2008
Good Morning everyone! I apologise that this entry is going to be shorter then the last few, but we are running out of money for the computers, as we've not got that many coins at the moment. Also, no pictures in this entry, as we can't get access to the computer tower, it's all locked up. Hopefully we can edit this entry later tonight. As you can see from the location we've now left Auckland, and are now in Orewa, about an hour north of the city. Yesterday was the day we picked up the motorhome, which we set about doing after checking out from the hotel around half ten (after getting the last blog entry written up). The motorhome depo is right beside the airport, so we get a taxi back there in the pouring ... read more
April 21st 2008
Why hello yet again peeps. Yes its yet another lovely day gone here in Waiwera. The sun was shining, however the wind was chilly. We are currently organising an extention to our visa's, finding out the costs for the medical checks, the visa application and the likes. This comes out of our own pockets and isnt too cheap. But its very much possible. We have set our minds on staying longer, much longer. We no doubt miss you all, but in all honesty this is our own personal time to live life. You know do those things few only dream of, do it instead of talk about it. Hopefully you know what I mean by that. I know a lot of people sit there and think, dont they want a career? Dont they want to make ... read more
April 13th 2008
Hello again happy readers With the amount of messages I recieved asking about my spacs I thought it only fair if I did a full on update. I havent found them, I have a feeling they are long gone. As a result I have had to go and order new ones. Slight bummer as there goes most of my savings. $700 for specs and the eye test. However thats not all. No... Bradley is looking at getting contact lenses and FUNKY glasses. Well funky for me, yellowish arms... ooh... Anyway I went to the optician and spoke to a lady who had works for specsavers in London for quite some time and had not too long ago returned to New Zealand. Any3way she was really good with the explinations she offered me. Explaining about the contacts, ... read more
April 12th 2008
the last day of our tour dawned sunny and bright, so we sat beside the sea and remembered how lovely the coast is up here. then off to the honey shop for coffee, and on to see the Kauri trees at Warkworth. Finally, a sit by the river in Warkworth, before dealing with State Highway 1 for a couple of hours and getting HOME! What a relief, safe and sound and welcomed! ... read more
