Blogs from Paihia, Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 36

Ive done it ..... For all those who know what a technophobe i am id like to say that taking the decision to write a Blog is a major accomplishment for me - just hope i get to work at a lot more places with free email to write more than a few entries! For those of you who never here from me (yes i do still exist!) i think a blog is the way to go. And if all else fails its bound to be good remedy for all you insomniacs ..... Its my penultimate day in pahia today and after 4 weeks i feel like its become home, so hope the saying "wherever i lay my hat is home" is true as after tomorrow i start my trip round New Zealand with John, Helen, ... read more

Well, it has been quite a while since I've published a blog entry. I apologize in advance for the length of this one...it'll probably take you a few sittings to get through. Except for you procrastinating exam studiers...get back to work! I've been in New Zealand for over a week now and time has flown by. I had a great flight into Auckland, Emirates Airlines is wonderful, and it was a sunny day upon arrival so I had a nice view of the city as we were landing. As most of you know, Jer has also been travelling since the fall, only he started in New Zealand and spent 6 weeks touring the country. We were both going to be in Auckland at the same time and decided to meet up and tour the North part ... read more

יוווווואאאווווו איזה מקום.. אתם פשוט לא יכולים לדמיין, לא יכולים!! צירפנו פה כמה תמונות, אבל אצלנו יש בערך 70 כי אפשר להפסיק לצלם!! הכל יפה, הכל מיוחד, מסוג הדברים שרואים בגלויות ואומרים: "וואו!" בכל מקרה, אנחנו עכשיו באכסניה של איזה ישראלי בשם עומרי שהחליט שמזה הוא רוצה להתפרנס בחיים.. מדובר בהחלט באחד המקומות המדהימים: לקום בבוקר, לשמוע את הציפורים מצייצות, ללכת 500 מטר מהאכסניה ולפתוח את היום עם חוף ים שלא הרבה אנשים זוכים לראות... מפה, מפאהייה, אנחנו ממשיכים מחר בבוקר למקום הכי צפוני באי הצפוני, שנקרא קייפ ריאנגה. שמענו שמדהים שם אז אנחנו נוסעים לבדוק. משם אנחנו מתכננים לחזור דרומה לאוקלנד, לזוג אנשים מדהימים שהתארחנו אצלם במסגרת החברות שלנו בארגון ההיט (ארגון של נוצרים שמארחים ישראלים בעד תשלום זעום..) ושם כנראה נעביר את הסופ'ש.. על התוכניות בהמשך כבר נעדכן מאוחר יותר.. יאללה ביי!!... read more

Headed off in morning stopped off at glow worm cave and had some luch and carried on heading north. Got to Paihia and camped there on a campsite. WE were right next to the beach which was nice. I stayed in car with Suzy and Graeme was in the morris marina. Its pretty cold at night i think i should probably invest in a sleeping bag soon.... read more

I thought I would calm down the partying when I hit Aukland. I was so wrong. I met a few locals in a bar within an hour and they gave me a big tour round the bars and clubs which they had on offer. A couple of days in Aukland was enough for me and I jumped on the first bus out of there and headed North. Started in the Bay of Islands (Pahia) where I watched Wales getting smashed by the All blacks at 5.30am. A load of Llannelli boys turned up and we had a ball with the local Mauris. They fucking love their rugby out here to another passion level. It's awesome! I was pretty smashed by 2.30pm and then we took a boat trip in the afternoon around the 144 or so ... read more