Blogs from Opotiki, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

I will let the photos tell the story, ish! We had Swpnil with us also, he is the brother of Rupak (the guy we live with)... read more

Guten Tag hoffe euch gehts allen hervorragend mir gehts fantastisch... so langsam is hier der sommer am anrollen und eigentlich koennte man den ganzen tag schon nackt rumlaufen...schade eigentlich das ich nicht alleine bin hier auf der farm...ethan der bruder vom andrew und mitbesitzer der farm hat mir erzaehlt das wenn er alleine hier ist rennt er halt den ganzen tag nackt herum...warum denn auch nicht mitten am arsch der welt, alle paar monate kommt mal en nachbar rueber und die schweine wirds wohl kaum jucken... im kurzen und ganzen muss ich sagen das mir fuer diesen ort einfach die worte fehlen!ich wess ich weiss jenser,"timo komm mir jetzt bloss nich mit so ner hippiescheisse von wegen erfuellungsort und so..." aber ich glaube ich habe mich selten so wohl gefuehlt wie an diesem Plaetzchen hier, die ... read more

took a boat to the island, an active volcano. It smelled of sulphur and lots of ash underfoot. hope the pics download.... read more

Well, here we are in the middle of nowhere having spent the afternoon on a glorious deserted beach, trying to motivate myself to do my diary! Things are proving a bit different in New Zealand and one such thing is the lack of facilities to be able to put my photos on to disc myself or add them to the diary. There is no shortage of internet cafes but they are all kiosk type with no connections/printers etc, hence the reason there are no photos with this blog, but I will try at a later date to put some on! As i said, things are a little different here. We had to pay twice as much for the campervan as in Australia because it is more or less high season which takes a fair chunk from ... read more

Stayed at Steve’s Beachhouse Backpackers. The Beachhouse Backpackers is about 2 miles out of the small town of Opotiki, Steve had in his time travelled the world from his home in Auckland, returned after 5 years and asked where the best climate in New Zealand could be found - the east cape. The weather for me was good, and I enjoyed a walk along the beach, a wander through the town and relaxed for the evening. The Budget Backpacker Hostels network or the BBH is a group of independent hostels that are rated and listed in a book. Holding a BBH card entitles the bearer to a guaranteed price, in my experience the hostels that are members of this group tend to be the smaller, friendlier hostels. I purchased a card and set about saving a ... read more