Continued further north to Kaitaia on the last day of 2015. Most shops are closed on NYE so we decided to try MacDonalds but couldn't find it. Ended up at a sushi shop run by Koreans which was surprisingly not bad. Ninety Mile Beach was kinda over rated; not much difference to other beaches in New Zealand. I took home a handful of...
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Whangarei to Bay of Islands via Kawakawa: Whangarei Falls & Haruru Falls
December 30, 2015
Wandered around Whangarei Falls in the morning before heading to Paihia. Stopped at Kawakawa to see what's the fuss about that toilet. Nothing much. Whangarei Falls Had Thai food for lunch at Paihia. There were a few lovely shops in town too. Contemplated paying (literally - there's entrance fee) a visit to the Treaty of Waitangi Grounds but didn't like the idea of...
During the long drive up to Whangarei, we were caught in a massive holiday jam and listened to a rather meaningless debate on the radio about regulating trampoline and tried tuning in to some Chinese channel too. There wasn't much to see on the way and I fell asleep at some point. Missed the turn off to Little Earth Lodge; it was a...
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New Plymouth to Auckland: Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, Three Sisters & The Elephant Rock
December 27, 2015
Boxing Day Sale finally bought a cooking pan cover and a camping table! He found a black long sleeve hiking shirt in Kathmandu while I bought one from Macpac at a steal. More photo shoot at Te Rewa Rewa but Mt Taranaki was covered in clouds. Last night's stay at Waitara Beach was more comfortable than sleeping in Ducks & Drakes (5 bed...
Since we've never been to the top of the North Island, we decided to venture up to the Far North for the year end holidays. I wanted to have another go at the Pouakai Circuit again after an unsuccessful attempt last Easter so we went via New Plymouth. Christmas Eve is a self-declared half day so I left office and met him in...
