Blogs from Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 2

Second day around Whangarei so I wanted to check out some of the beaches and coastal scenes of Whangarei Heads. So many things to see, so little time. First stop was Ocean Beach in the Bream Head Scenic Reserve. A wonderful, sandy beach worthy of exploring. Although quite warm by Canadian standards for this time of year (23 C), the beaches were empty. A lovely sunny day so I explored the beach from one end to the other and beyond. Then off on the narrow roads. I must say I am not a fan of the narrow, narrow roads of parts of New Zealand. At least one flat so far by over-compensating and rubbing my tyres against the non-existing shoulder (read rocks, boulders, any concrete impediment they can find!). But I digress! After 90 minutes at ... read more

From 5 May 2015 the new adventures begin. We begin in the Town Basin, Whangarei and clear out of New Zealand for warmer waters.... read more

Première vraie sortie à l'extérieur d'Auckland! Nous avons loué une voiture pour sortir un peu de la ville et visiter les alentours. Nous voilà donc partis pour le Nord... enfin l'équivalent du Sud chez nous c'est à dire : soleil et plages de sable fin! (on a trouvé les plages mais pas le soleil) 4h de route au Nord d'Auckland le long des côtes, enfin c'est ce que nous pensions. En fait il y a une grande route dans les terres qui fait le tour de la péninsule Nord et plein de petites routes qui bifurquent vers les plages. Premier arrêt sur la Red beach d'Orewa avec les rochers entièrement sculptés par les marées et petite frayeur : et oui les rochers après la marée, ça glisse!!!! En remontant la route on repère quelques vignobles qu'il ... read more

Well, if you have been following the adventures of Cap’n Doug and his trusty sidekick, Hakura, you will know that the motor broke down during the first 24 hours of the big trip to Tonga in 2013. You will also know that the decision had been made to fix the motor. So that was the story in the pervious blog. Have I tell you that the only constant in the universe is change? Well, no, oh then, it is. With Hakura safely back on the hard in the Riverside Drive Marina, Whangarei, and the parts ordered, you would think that it was only a matter of time and the engine would be fixed and Hakura would be relaunched. No such thing. This was forgetting the mischievous nature of the fates. Even though I had checked that ... read more

We went for a walk this afternoon as it was not to hot. Lovely through the park and than down the walkway to the icecreamparlour. Both had a . lovely icecream. Sorry no foto of that.... read more