The next hut from Mokihinui Forks is only an hour or so down the trail, so we had planned an expedition without packs to explore the North Branch of the river.
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Goat Creek to Mokihinui Forks
Back on the cycleway, we made pretty good time following the South Branch of the Mokihinui river down to Mokihinui Forks.
Stern Valley to Goat Creek
There are a couple of kilometres of cycleway either side of Stern Valley hut, but it wasn’t long before we were back on a tramping-only route leading straight through the bush.
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Ghost Lake to Stern Valley
In the morning, the valley below the hut was filled with cloud, but up where we were the sun was shining brightly.
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Lyell Saddle to Ghost Lake
As we were making breakfast in the Lyell Saddle Hut, we watched six kaka flying over the valley below us.
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Rocky’s Goldmine Trail
We spent the last night of our Anniversary Day holiday camped on the edge of the Firth of Thames at Little Waikawau Bay. We had a swim before dinner, but the water is pretty shallow, and the “beach” was stony and not easy to walk on in bare feet.
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Cathedral Cove
By the time we loaded the kayaks and all our gear into the camper-van it was nearly midday. We were keen to get down to Coromandel as soon as we could, so I drove until we reached the top of the hill on the Kopu – Hikuai road where I knew there was a nice spot to stop for lunch.
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Kiriwhakapapa Road End
When we first pulled in to this DOC reserve on the edge of the Tararua mountain range, I though we might have the place to ourselves, but then we saw three or four other groups of campers tucked in among the bushes.
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Castle Point
It has been a while since we woke up to the sound of traffic, but surfers and fishermen get started early, and the beach below the DOC carpark at Castle Point is used by both.
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Tongoio Falls and Napier
It was drizling this morning when we woke up so we didn’t explore the area around the Lake Tutira camp. Continue reading Tongoio Falls and Napier
Lake Tutira
The seal on the back road to Napier ends soon after the Glenfalls camp, so it was a dusty drive, made worse by the occasional logging truck that made me careful to keep well to the left on the numerous blind corners. Continue reading Lake Tutira
Mangatawhiri River Track
Running from the junction of State Highway 2 and Lyons Rd to State Highway 1 at Mercer, this track is part of the Te Araroa Trail.
Fairy Falls
I’ve walked to Fairy Falls several times before, but always in mid summer, so there has never been as much water coming down as there was this weekend.
Orokawa and Homunga Bays
At the north end of Waihi Beach a track heads up the cliff into the bush. It is benched and almost wide enough for a vehicle, so presumably it was built for horse traffic at one time.
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Fairhaven Walk
The Fairhaven Walk along the Weiti river would be better described as a “bush bash”, so it probably wasn’t the best choice of adventures on a damp morning.
Whites Beach
Only a week into spring, yesterday’s blue sky and warm sun made us think summer is just around the corner. We packed our lunch, pulled on our boots and headed out to north Piha to walk up the coast.
Tapakapanga and Miranda
Our choice to head south in our campervan for the weekend seems to have been a good one, judging by reports of flooding up north.
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Hakarimata and Waingaro
Judith had her last teenage party at our house on Saturday night, so Felicity and I decided it would be a good idea to be far, far away.
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Maungakawa
We have just returned from our first night away in the new campervan.
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Puketutu Island
After negotiating the purchase of a new campervan this morning, we went for a walk around the shore of the Manukau.