Blogs from Paihia, Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 8

Morgen's wurden wir, wie gewohnt, von der Sonne wachgeküsst. Wie bereits noch am Vorabend beschlossen, mieteten wir uns ein 90 PS Speedboot an, dass ohne Lizenz gefahren werden durfte. Bei uns in Deutschland wäre das mal wieder unmöglich gewesen. Nach kurzem englischen Briefing des Skippers, vertraute er uns im sicheren Glauben uns das Boot an :-). Nun konnten wir 4 Stunden lang eigenmächtig das Ruder (und den Gashebel!!!) in die Hand nehmen und die Bay of Island erkunden. Die Bay of Island besteht aus insgesamt 144 kleinen und großen Inseln. Innerhalb dieser Inseln sollen sich des öfteren Delphine und Orcas tummeln. Leider konnten wir, bis auf Albatrosse, keine Meeresgetiere sehen. Umso mehr Zeit hatten wir, das Speedboot voll auszufahren. Über 1 bis 2 Meter hohen Wellen schossen wir, dem Gashebel am absoluten Anschlag und mit 6 ... read more

NZ Day 25. So, it started raining yesterday on our way back from Cape Reinga- about 2ish. Well it did stop a couple of times overnight, but pretty much continuous rain since then. We rang the national highway phone this morning to check if the highway we wanted to travel on was open. They had no reports of closures so off we set for the east coast & the Bay of Islands & a town called Paihai. Struth...has there been some rain. At first there was some puddles in the paddocks & a bit in the drains alongside the road. Then there were small lakes & then there was water everywhere....& I do mean everywhere!! I have never seen so much flamin’ water.....some of the creeks had burst their banks & it was going in every ... read more

I left Sydney on Sunday and arrived back in Auckland at 2am to catch my Magic Bus up to the very north of New Zealand at 7am! Exhausted!! Met some fun girls on the bus from England so once we arrived in Paihia at lunchtime we hit the beach! Topping up the tan before I come home!! Two of the girls were only here for one night so had a few drinks with them and our bus driver before headed to bed! Very long day! The next day Becks and I joined our Cape Reinga tour which is the furthest place in New Zealand, the very top. We stopped off at various places along the way but when we arrived at the top, we planted our own tree!! They cost $20 and give you the location ... read more

Got going around 9 it isnt a long ride to paihia only bout 80ks. I stoped at Kerikeri to get a new bike computer, thats 2 fucked now. It was an easy ride most of the way bout for the last 15k it was all road works. Ive road a real hate for them now due to 2 near accidents. Plus the bike with the 1.5ich wheels dont go to well in the gravel just glot to hold on tight and hope you go stright. Got to Paihia at 4pm was a good ride. Went for a quick look around the town then found a small backpacker called Seabirds was only just down up and dam good standerds for a backpacker was of Motel standerds. Went for a walk into town to try find the dive ... read more

Up for breakfast at around 07:30, another sunny day Breakfast is included in our package so we make the most of it. We also have a late check-out for 12:00, but being as we have the day planned we decide to check out early. We pack up the car and head off. Firstly we make for Kerikeri to look at he "Stone House" alongside the Kerikeri river. The house is the oldest stone building in NZ, and contains items that would have been bartered in earlier times such as blankets and muskets. We then head off to Haruru Falls, Gary and I were considering a walk from the falls back to the Waitangi Treaty House, but it will take about 2 hours and 40 minutes and we do not have the time to spare.Gary stopped at ... read more