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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Tag: walk
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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Cape Kidnappers
Felicity and I have been visiting the world’s largest mainland gannet colony today. Continue reading Cape Kidnappers
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.
Broken Hills
Just over a century ago, there was a gold mining town called Puketui beside the Tairua River, off the Kopu – Hikuai road at the base of the Coromandel peninsular.
Ngawha Springs and Wairere Boulders
When Felicity told me she was planning to fly to Whangarei last Friday, I suggested that she forfeit her ticket and drive up with me in the campervan instead.
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.
Kauri Point
If there are any Kauri left at Kauri Point we saw no sign of them. There were lots of healthy Pohutakawa and other native trees, so we enjoyed our walk anyway,
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Athenree Hot Springs
We spent Friday night at the Athenree camp ground, and enjoyed a soak in their attractive hot pool. A local artist has made a series of beautiful mosaic panels on the pool fence, depicting local bird life.
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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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Coast to coast walkway
One section of the Te Araroa trail that we have always wanted to walk runs from downtown Auckland to Onehunga. Yesterday we decided that we would do it properly by parking in Devonport and catching the ferry to the city.
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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Tanote Bay Ko Tao
The last two days of our Thai holiday have been at a dive resort on “Turtle Island”. While we haven’t seen any turtles yet, the marine life on the reef in front of the hotel is fantastic.
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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.
Bream Head Te Whara track
We’ve been up at Whangarei Heads today, checking out a campervan. Continue reading Bream Head Te Whara track
Atuanui Mt Auckland
Years ago, Felicity and I dragged my boys to the top of Mt Auckland. Afterwards we retraced our steps to the car park on Glorit – Kaipara Hills Rd, and ever since then I’ve wondered what the other half of the Mt Auckland Atuanui Walkway was like.
Omahuta Puketi Forest Track
A friend who is walking the Te Araroa Trail told us that the track through to Puketi is one of the most beautiful areas of kauri forest he has ever been in, and we would now have to agree. Our friend Mike hasn’t done much tramping in NZ so we invited him to tag along, expecting he would be impressed too.