http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , North Island , Whangaroa en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:09:20 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:09:20 UTC Hemos decidido en la ultima junta de vecinos y por unanimidad que voy a hacer una especie de diario de los dias que haya algo que decir con su fecha sus sitios y todo asi ademas de leer cositas vosotros tambien me valdra a mi para saber con la fecha de las fotos de donde son por que me veo dentro de 7 meses intentando recordar donde fue aquello el nombre del pueblo que por otra parte a http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-345829.html We stayed in Whangaroa fungarowah for 2 days. The guy at the backpackers needed some work done so for 2 hours work we got 2 nights stay and a full day on the kayaks. We worked the one day and then soaked in the hot tub. The next day we went out in the kayaks around the harbour and out to where it opened into the ocean. We fought the wind the whole way out and were looking forward to coming ba http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-344553.html Hi Ich habe jetzt doch beschlossen einen Blog einzurichten da Karen und Colin meine kuenftigen Gastgeber es mir waermstens empfohlen haben. Der Vollstaendigkeit halber fuege ich natuerlich meinen ersten Newsletter mit ein und ebe euch auch noch die Bilder....HeyNachdem ich am Freitag morgens um 9 Uhr endlich in Auckland ankam und schleunigst den ueberpreisten Bus in die Stadt nahm machte ich http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-270113.html These rocks dominate the landscape and there are lots of legends about them.We walked up to the base of them but decided against going to the top although there was a path of sorts. the view once again was wonderful and we sat up there for a while. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-229691.html Up hill and down dale today. First up behind the hostel to the Camel's hump to see the view like being in a plane Then along the Lane Cove path also very up and down and rather longer than we expected so we didn't quite make it to the cove There is a hut there you can stay in but the only way to it is to walk for 2 hours or go by boat. We found out later that if we had walked to the end http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-229687.html On our way up to Whangaroa remember its a f not a w we stopped at Keri keri which is on an inlet of the Bay of Islands as it is a place with a history of Maoris missions and whaling. It turned out to be a thriving little town and we went down to the historic basin to see what we could see. There is the old Stone Store one of the few stone buildings in NZ which over the years had many uses http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-229685.html We spent a very memorable new year on my aunt and uncle's yacht the Santa Catalina. 4 P.O.B. persons on board and 1 DOG aka Frodo the Heinz 57 motored out of the Gulf Harbour Marina on Boxing Day after hectic preparations and packing of bags scuba gear and food. The sea was calm to begin with and I was in the cabin with my aunt helping to stow the gear. There are lots of neat little http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Whangaroa/blog-118027.html