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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki » Oakura February 14th 2023

I was awoken by Jane calling out, “I’m scared. I’m scared.” Soothing words of encouragement had her settled in no time! The van was being, and had been, buffeted by strong winds and the howl from the trees was indeed a little worrying. The trees were tall, flexible and bent and swayed in the wind without snapping or being uprooted. The water on the lake was being whipped into tornado like twisters as they sped across the lake at high speed. Very fortunate to be witnessing nature providing such entertainment. This continued the whole time we were camped. We departed Lake Rotomaru at approximately 8am hoping to reach Ohawe Beach campsite. We did and we rejected the site. The wind was far too ferocious with little protection. We headed to Hawera and a caravan park where ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki » Oakura November 30th 2018

28th November It rained in the night but it was dry by the time I woke up. Tea and toast for breakfast. Dressed and van packed up, and set off for my walk before 9. I am getting organised you know. Had a walk along the beach, still not sure about this black sand. I set the timer on my phone for 30 minutes when I set out as the beach was so vast there was no natural point to head to. Luckily no sign of decomposing whale carcass. All was going well until I got to a point in the beach where it looked like solid wet sand that I had been walking on then all of a sudden I started to sink a couple of inches in. This happened twice, time to turn back. ... read more
Hollard Gardens
Evening Walk

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki » Oakura July 30th 2011

Bei Nieselregen machten wir uns nach dem Frühstück auf den Enchanted Track. Dieser 4 - 5 stündige Track führt am Fuße des Mount Taranaki hauptsächlich durch Regenwald. Der Weg war aufgrund der Schauer der letzten Tage sehr aufgeweicht und teilweise recht anspruchsvoll zu begehen. Umso höher wir kamen, desto tiefer wurde der Schnee. Am Aussichtspunkt angekommen, konnten wir durch den Nebel und die tief hängenden Wolken nicht den ganzen Vulkankegel erkennen. Der Rückweg führte uns noch über eine abenteuerliche Hängebrücke zurück zum Ausgangspunkt. Nach 3 ½ Stunden kamen wir durchnässt, aber glücklicher an unserem Deluxe Camper an. Nachdem wir uns unserer nassen Sachen entledigt hatten, fuhren wir weiter zum Tongariro Nationalpark. Der Weg dorthin führte uns über den Forgotten World Highway. Dieser machte nach ein paar gefahrenden Kilometern seinem Namen auch alle Ehre. Dieser 3 stündige ... read more
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Regenwald

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki » Oakura July 10th 2006

From Raglan, I made the journey to Taranaki. Driving in New Zealand can be so fun. It's totally not stressful and at times you can go for miles before even seeing another car. Also, there might be 2 major 4-6 line highways on the whole island so 95% of the roads are 2 lane mountainous, country roads. Again, on my way to Taranaki, I got to drive through more magnificently scenic reserves. This time I took the time to pull over and snap off a few pictures. When I was still in Raglan, Mike and Rob had already been to Taranaki and were the ones that convinced me to come here next. Mike said that if I came to Taranaki that I should stay at The Wavehaven which is a backpacker's hostel. The Wavehaven is also ... read more
mini-The Entrance to the Wavehaven
mini-The Wavehaven Compound
mini-Commonroom @ The Wavehaven




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