Blogs from Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 14

DAY 1. - Left Auckland via our Mate Dean to pick up trailer load of household goods we were to transport to Ahipara in return for free accomodation at his "holiday home". Kids in transit (Khaela and Pheonix)- 5.5 hr trip was a breeze. Stopped off at Kawakawa to see Hundertwasser Toilets, which we were all intrigued by. (creative minds would appreciate this). Arriving in Kaitaia, we stocked up at Pak n Save, then headed the 14km's to Ahipara. Arrived at Dean's, a lovely place, elevated with beautiful sea views and a view of the entire 90mile beach loop - right up to the Cape. After a hastly unload we headed to Deans mums a few k's away to uplift a quad bike we had been offered to enjoy for the duration of our stay. Deans ... read more

A WHOLE week in the north of the Northlands! The sun, sand, rocks, sand dunes and kitchen Spent it all with the Walker Whanau (plus adoptees) on the waterfront batch (you should call in sometime...) Partial dislocation of shoulder whilst attempting to surf and burnt to various shades of brown, broken out in ugly welts from the surf wax...LOVE IT! Found out the weather isn't too flash up in Nepal with deaths and flight cancellations....stand by mode is all on now Oh and I got a great introduction to using a digital SLR....so want one right now (in fact I'm bidding for one right now before I fly out tonite...fingers crossed) Pity I don't have the photos from the North but will get it off Nathan (all 6+ gB of it LOL) Well it has been ... read more

Here is a photo of our vehicle - yes, we will be cozy and won't be able to throw our toys out of the cot! We have a tent and and also an awning that can go off either the side or back of the vehicle - so there you go - a 3 roomed mobile house.... read more

Hey! Just want to do a quick post about our day trip to the top of New Zealand before I do a blog about the rest of what's been happening with me! So on Saturday just past we got the bus at 7am to do the tour of pretty much the whole of Northland, our bus was actually a lorry, modified to get people on like a bus. It needed to be a truck cause the route is on a lot of rubbish roads, as well as a beach. So we headed pretty much straight up to the Cape, only stopping off at a bakery (top bakery in NZ - think that was a pun tbh) for morning tea and in a forest to look at the Kauri trees which are seriously old, they can live ... read more

So we headed to Northland in search of warm weather. We found warm welcomes but not much for weather. Stopping in Whangarei to visit family friends Chip and Barbara (who moved from Wilmington a number of years ago) and explore the area on our way north. In light wind we sailed around infront of their beautiful farm estate, hiked Mt Manaia in heavy winds and caught some fun surf on a sunny day. The sun here is stronger than about anywhere else, because of the weak ozone above, so a clear sky goes a long way in warming you up. We left the comfort of a home away from home to head for Pahia in search of boats, jobs and boating jobs. Pahia is a the little Wrightsville Beach of NZ - which was still rather ... read more