Our plan for day 1 is to drive through Auckland and get out of the region before any new lockdown is announced. We stopped at Owera for a spot of lunch by the sea, a …
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Coromandel trip – Hahei and Cathedral Cove.
We are currently stay at Hahei campground, using it as a base to visit the surrounding area. To keep our fitness up we have decided to walk to Nania, or to be more precise Cathedral …
Continue readingWaihi Beach – Wentworth Falls
Finishing off our stay at Waihi beach with a beach walk after breakfast. It was then off to Wentworth falls. This walk is from a DOC campsite that we had planned to stay at. This …
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Woken up today by Jo going out to capture the sunrise. I stayed in bed a little longer before making us coffee and then going to see the sun just appearing over the horizon. As …
Continue readingCoromandel trip – Dickeys Flat – Day 2
Day 2 of our stay at Dickeys Flat and we plan to walk are least one of the walks we failed to complete yesterday The Karangahaki gorge walk is along the river, this goes to …
Continue readingCoromandel tour – Dickeys Flat
Today on our road trip it’s a short drive to Dickeys Flat in the Karangahake gorge. Here there is tent camping on the grass area a d camper / caravan in the carpark. The last …
Continue readingTongararo crossing
We had an early today, the bus picked us up at 6.30 so that we could start walking by 7.30 The start was a gentle walk but that was not to be long lasting. The …
Continue readingTairua – a mini break
We’re off to visit our friends in Tairua. While there we climbed Mount Paku, took a walk around Tairua and the estuary. While we were in town Jacinda was also there, but we didn’t manage …
Continue readingCambridge & Maungakawa Reserve
Today we’re going for a walk at Maungakawa Reserve. On the way we’re meeting up with Jo’s sister in Cambridge. Unusual for us we were early so decided to take a walk to Cambridge Lake, …
Continue readingClimbing Mt Te Aroha
A crazy last minute idea from sister Lynda found us climbing Mt Te Aroha. Our fitness had dwindled away over the winter months to be replaced by rolls of belly fat and wasting muscle. But …
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