http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , North Island , Northland , Kohukohu en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:55:12 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:55:12 +0000 Arriving in the Hokianga feels like coming home even though I haven't lived here for 40 years and I wasn't born here. But I did have some of my schooling here and there have been family ties with the region since I was ten.So as I pedaled my way to the top of the last steep hill before Omapere it wasn't just the exertion that had me gasping for air. There was also a gasp of recognition of ack http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-447422.html here are a few pictures I took traveling around New Zealand. At first I couldnt get my camera off Sepia mode then I realized they turned out nicely. A good feature for bad photogs like myself. Peace. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-292341.html This morning we woke to a beautiful sunrise over Hokianga Harbour. We had a quiet breakfast headed off to catch the 10am car ferry across the harbour. We visited the beautiful Hokianga Harbour and took some lovely pictures of where the harbour flows out to the sea. We then drove to the Kauri Forest and took a picture of the largest Kauri tree. I had to take a little video of it to get it all i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-263065.html Day 103 Forest Giants and Harbour RetreatsI'm not sure what it is about Auckland but as had been the case when I first arrived here seven weeks ago and stayed at a different YHA I was again sharing a small dorm with a group of Germans girls and again they decided to get up ridiculously early to pack very slowly. Rather annoyed I gave up hope of sleeping at seven and went out for breakfast lea http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-243350.html The scenery was breathtaking and made the 15k of gravel road seem a breeze http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-115058.html Hi folksI know pictures have been promised and we are working on it. Thecomputer we currently have access to is cleverly set up to only allow web browsing. This means I cannot upload our pictures from a CD. My apologies as I know you are all waiting with bated breath.I have not yet read Abby's last entry but I thought you might like to know that yesterday we went to see The Lion The Witch and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kohukohu/blog-34010.html