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Waipoua Forest
Wednesday 10th December We woke to a beautiful morning in Doubtless Bay. After a walk along the beach we headed off on a long drive. Our aim was to reach the Coromandel
Cape Reinga
Tuesday 9th December 2014 Today we took a Dune Rider adventure to the very tip of NZ – Cape Reinga. We started the day with a few tame activities. We visited a kauri wood
Mangonui
Monday 8th December We drove from Paihia to Mangonui via Kerikeri. Mangonui is a very sleepy fishing village in Doubtless Bay. We have a great beachfront apartment overlooking
Bay of Islands
Sunday 7th December Another beautiful day on the water. How could we resist. We woke to a warm, calm, fine day. So decided to make the most of it and hopped on board an Explo
Poor Knights Islands
Saturday 6th December We checked out of our cabin on the beach and boarded the Perfect Day for a trip out to the Poor Knights Islands. These are a small group of islands a
Tutukaka
Friday 5th December Another very relaxed start to the day. We drove to the next bay north of Tutukaka and walked out to the lighthouse. As suggested this walk needs to be taken
Matakana Coast
Thursday 4th December We finally bid farewell to Algies Bay and drove north to Tutukaka via the scenic route. Although everywhere seems to be a scenic route in New Zealand. The
Algies Bay
Monday 1st December 2014 We picked up a hire car from the airport and drove north out of Auckland to Warkworth. With no real plan in mind we have ended up in Algies Bay. A beau
Auckland, New Zealand
29 – 30 November 2014 After a long day of traveling and some delays in leaving Brisbane we arrived into Auckland in the early hours of Saturday morning. We had 2 great days w