Category Archives: Daily log

Starting South – Whangaparaoa Peninsula

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Ross

After all our adventures up the coast to the Bay of Islands, it was time to head back south. The journey up the coast was in lots of small steps where we could often see where we’d come from. Joining … Continue reading →

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Gated Beaches of Northland

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Ross

Beach access is an issue all around New Zealand (and everywhere else I suppose). We do seem to feel that access to our sea shores is a right. We like to go to the beach and we don’t like being … Continue reading →

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A Mixed Blessing – Rangihoua Pa and the Marsden Cross

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ross

While we were at Kerikeri I was keen to make another visit to the site of New Zealand’s first European settlement at the mission station established by Rev Samuel Marsden. This was in December 1814, at Oihi Bay way round … Continue reading →

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Another Viewpoint – Bay of Islands

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Ross

One of the things with the Bay of Islands is how to get an appreciation of the bay full of islands. You can visit Russell and Paihia and Kerikeri and wonder what it is all about. Probably boat trips give … Continue reading →

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Back To The Mainland – Kerikeri

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Ross

Having reached Rawhiti on the edge of the Bay of Islands by driving up the coast; we had come the long way round to Russell. And Russell is usually reached by ferry from Paihia or Opua. So heading back to … Continue reading →

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A Big Walk Back From Cape Brett

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Ross

The plan was to take the shorter walk in to Cape Brett lighthouse and hut, and then do the full Monty on the way out; walk right back to Oke Bay at Rawhiti. It was a great plan as we’d … Continue reading →

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A Little Big Walk To Cape Brett

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Ross

Early last week the weather gods granted us a couple of good days for our planned walk to Cape Brett, out from the Bay of Islands. This walk had been on Wyn’s radar for over a decade and she gradually … Continue reading →

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Resting Round Rawhiti – Bay of Islands

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Ross

We spent a day hanging around Rawhiti which is at the eastern side of the Bay of Islands in Northland. It is at the base of the peninsula which runs north to Cape Brett and is spread over a few … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mention The Whales – Whangamumu Harbour

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Ross

Our coast-crawl north up the Tutukaka Coast finally topped out at Rawhiti which is actually on the Bay of Islands – being around Cape Brett. We moved there from Bland Bay to wait for the best weather to tackle the … Continue reading →

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Another Magical Mystery Tour – Whangaruru North Head

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Ross

While we were at Bland Bay last week we wanted to walk the walk around Whangaruru North Head. The harbour entrance is at the southern end of the harbour and so North Head was to the south of Bland Bay. But … Continue reading →

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Bland Bay – Anything But

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Ross

Bland Bay is a strange name for a beautiful bay adjacent to the Whangaruru Harbour at the top end of the Tutukaka Coast in Northland. We’d been at Oakura at the south head of the harbour last week, and moved around … Continue reading →

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Magical Mystery Tour At Mimiwhangata

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Ross

While we were staying at Oakura Bay on the Whangaruru Harbour last week we went in the car for an explore south, to Mimiwhangata Coastal Park which is at the upper end of the Tutukaka Coast.  It is at the … Continue reading →

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Off Out Back For a Bit – To Cape Brett

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Ross

We’re off for a walk tomorrow; bit of a big one for us. We’re walking the last part of the way to the Cape Brett lighthouse. And staying the night there at the hut which used to be the lighthouse … Continue reading →

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The Sun Comes Up Again – Oakura Bay

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Ross

From SH1 north of Hikurangi we headed east again, over the hills back to the coast. Near the top of the last hill we stopped at the Helena Bay Hill Cafe and Gallery. we managed to park out on the … Continue reading →

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Weekend of Two Halves – Sandy Bay

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ross

Last weekend was a weekend of contrasts; stormy on Saturday and sunny and calm on Sunday. The rain was predicted so we’d moved to Sandy Bay after our big walk on Friday to Whananaki. The rain came in the night and … Continue reading →

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