Departing Whanganui to stay overnight at Taumarunui Holiday Park before heading home with a short stop at Ruakuri caves. Reached Auckland around 12:00 p.m. and the motorway already jammed… (it’s bad almost all the time now), Luckily, I had built in about half an hour. Reached the Thrifty Auckland Branch just right on time, though […]
Read more "King Country + Ruakuri Caves"Continuing on my journey from Manawatu, headed to Wanganui (Whanganui) for a brief stop over en-route to Taumarunui where my next bed was. Sights visited: War Memorial Tower, Virginia Lake, and Bason Botanical Gardens Next port of call… King Country, Ruakuri Walk and onwards back home to Auckland.
Read more "Whanganui + Surrounds"The Weather wasn’t cooperating in Wellington, so grabbed a Relocation Rental from the Thrifty Wellington branch and headed north. Visited Percy Scenic Reserve, Rivendell (Kaitoke) and Manuwatu Gorge, staying overnight in Palmerston North. Before continuing on to Whanganui. Next Port of Call… Whanganui.
Read more "Rivendell + Manawatu"A (largely) wet and rainy stay in Wellington. Wellington fortunately has several great Indoor attractions for these eventualities. Forecast was for rain to persist into the next day, Decided to head to Palmerston North (Though Rain caught up with me next morning). Visited: Te Papa, Parliament (incl. highlights tour, photography forbidden), Wellington Botanic Gardens and […]
Read more "Wet Wellington"5th March 2017 – Cowan Stream Explore. A short little loop from Lone Kauri Carpark, down Odin Timber Trail, then up Cowan stream . Lots of swimming and Jumping Opportunities. Including the option to swing off a little bank into one of the pools below. A large and sociable Eel was also spotted at the […]
Read more "Return to Cowan Stream"25th February 2017 – Very short stop at Omeru Falls and a much needed swim in between errands. Waitangi Falls is a Popular swim spot for Locals to the Area.
Read more "Omeru Falls Explore"19th February 2017 – Short Walk up to the Summit of Hakarimata with an approximate elevation gain of about 350 metres along predominantly stairs. This Track is typically used by locals, Hamiltonians and those from the Wider Waikato region as part of their exercise routine.
Read more "Hakarimata + Ngaruawahia"6th January 2017 – A scorching Waitangi Day, we returned to Piha Valley Gorge for a stream swim and hike for a much welcomed cooling off. Hikes from our previous excursion down this valley can be found here… Piha Valley Gorge Hike
Read more "Return to Piha Valley Stream"Saturday 21st January 2017 – Short Stream bash along Mokoroa Stream Track. DOC Web Page: Goldie Bush Walkway Please note: This photo album may take a while to fully load up before rendering correctly (resizing) on a mobile device.
Read more "Mokoroa Stream Track"14th Jamuary 2017 – Shorter and easier walk to explore Pohuehue Falls and also Moirs Hill Walkway before the (Pine) forest section gets deleted.
Read more "Pohuehue Falls + Moirs Hill Walkway"