Twin Coast Cycle Trail in The Bay of Islands – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 342: Today we are checking out an awesome bike trail in the Bay of Islands... without bikes?! Ok, so Robin just broke his arm, but that doesn’t stop us seeing this must-do Bay of Islands cycle trail!
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Today we are following our original plan of doing the Twin Coast Cycle Trail in the Northland region of New Zealand, however, Robin broke his arm a couple of days ago so we will not be biking it. Nevertheless, we are still seeing the highlights of the New Zealand Twin Coast Cycle Trail with Top Trail in Kaikohe. If you’re looking for an awesome bike trail in New Zealand where the weather is good, don’t miss this bike trail in Northland NZ!
So what do you think of this New Zealand bike trail? Would you add the Twin Coast Cycle Trail to your Bay of Islands travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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FROM AUCKLAND TO KERIKERI - day 02 - North Island, New Zealand
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So for those who have seen my last video and are back, either it wasn’t that bad (I don’t believe that for a second) or you like to be tortured (naughty you). Well there could be a third option, that you’re interested in seeing how bad these videos can get (the option I would bet on). Nonetheless, welcome back to you and the newcomers!
Today we pickup our camper-van and make our way north to Kerikeri near the Bay Of Islands. I got up early to head down to Viaduct Basin near Downtown Pier 4 for some photos. It was an overcast morning with some breaks in the clouds on the horizon. I came away with two though. One of The Cloud convention centre and the other of the Sky Tower. Afterwards I went for a walk on Queen’s Wharf around The Cloud before heading back to the room. I was getting hungry and the others would be getting up soon.
Finding a place to eat at 7:30 in the morning on a Sunday was more difficult than we thought. Everything was either closed or opened around 8:30-9 o’clock. Except for The MLC Cafe & Bar, just down the road from us, who open there doors at 7 am. The coffee, food and service was great. I can highly recommend it.
After brekky it was time to pickup our camper-van. We thought it would take about a half hour to have keys in hand but it took a little longer… three hours! Yep, no joke. They apparently had a glitch with their system. We had planned to arrive in Kerikeri around 12:30-1 o’clock but we were just leaving Auckland. No matter, our trip around the North Island of New Zealand had begun. Destination Kerikeri, north of Auckland near the Bay of Islands, with a little stop-over in Kawakawa. A little town at the cross road where you can either head east to Paihia or north-west further up the island. I wanted to visit Kawakawa’s public toilets. Yes, you read me right. But not any toilets, the Hundertwasser public toilets. A beautiful work of art. I’m glad we stopped to check the toilets out because we would never seen the rest of the art works in this little town. Well worth a stop-over.
Moving onward, we’d planned to stop by a couple of wineries, a cheese factory, a chocolate factory and a honey boutique… but it was Sunday. Everything is closed on Sunday. So we kept going to our next stop, The Stone Store where we would also find the Honey House Cafe and the Pear Tree restaurant. All located along the Kerikeri River and all closed apart from the Pear Tree. But it didn’t matter because the area was just beautiful. We spent some time here exploring and taking photos.
It was nearing the end of the day and we wanted to visit the Rainbow Falls before sunset. And beautiful falls they are. I really like one that show the length of the falls. I took one photo from both lookouts and headed back to the camper-van. It was nearing dark and we hadn’t found a spot to stay the night yet. We’d decided to stay at a free campsite tonight and the closes one was in a town called Kaikohe. About a forty minutes drive west of Kerikeri. The campsite was just a parking area suited for long vehicles.
Well, that’s it for day two. Hope to see you for day three. Goodnight.
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New Zealand Road Trip - 10 The Farm / Bay of Islands
Second Day of our New Years gettaway to Northland, Bay of Islands and Whangarei in New Zealand. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
The Farm, awesome stay and great new friends made. thefarm.co.nz for horse back riding, motocross, kayaking, bond fire and other great activities.
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Moeraki Boulders Koekohe Beach, New Zealand.New Zealand Must See
Moeraki Boulders Koekohe Beach, New Zealand.New Zealand Must See!
Rainy day at the Moeraki Boulders New Zealand. Crazy large boulders all shaped round! Check out our posts and videos.
Golden Stairs Walk - Whangape Harbour to Mitimiti Beach @ Northland, New Zealand
This is definitely one of the most amazing day walks in Northland (if not one of the most iconic in NZ) - Huge fiord-like deep sound of a long narrow harbour valley cutting its way through to the pounding Tasman sea. This links to the remote and secrete northern most part of the wild Mitimiti Beach. 3 hours of walk on ridge one way from Pawarenga end of the Whangape Haroubr at low tide, and then another 1-2 hours scroll on beach towards Mitimiti to meet our most wonderful hosts Jill and Tiny (they dropped us off at Pawarenga earlier and picked up from north end of Mitimiti beach).
The name Golden Stairs Walk comes from the blaze of Kowhai flower display in the valley in Spring time - it looks like god painted the mountains with gold splashes!! The view is something you have never seen before - jaw dropping!
The best place to stay is of course at Jill and Tiny's cottage at Panguru, north Hokianga Harbour: Their place is absolutely straight from a Tourism New Zealand brochure and they are the most wonderful people you will ever meet!
PS - 4WD is considered most appropriate way of getting to the cottage as there is a ford in the middle of their driveway - a classic kiwiana that gold can't buy!!! There is a beautiful waterfall in their backyard forest (part of Warawara Forest) which takes hours of fun to explore.
NZ10: 90 Mile Beach & Hokianga Harbor
Driving a little bit of 90 Mile beach and using Campermate to see Rawene, Koutu boulders, Opononi, & an entire beach to ourselves.
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Central - Whangarei: Love It Here!
Ideal for a short break or a weekend getaway, Whangarei has plenty to entertain the whole family or a couple wanting to recharge and relax. From exhilarating and completely unique adventures to peaceful back to nature activities, inspired shopping and quality dining.
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Opononi, Northland, New Zealand. 2018
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PAIHIA - day 03 - North Island, New Zealand
Good morning and welcome back for this third video in a long series. I must warn though the quality of this video is… not great. Not as bad as day 1 but not as good as day 2 either. I tried to do slow-motion videos but I just couldn’t stop the focus from jumping around. So you may feel a little queasy sometimes. You’ve been warned. Picking up from where we left off on the last video, where we decided to camp on a free site which led us to a town called Kaikohe. A town about 45 minutes west of Kerikeri. Today, we were heading to Paihia but I wanted to visit Kaikohe before doing so. I got up early and headed for Broadway, the main road. I bought a cup of coffee to accompany me on my little visit. A charming town and lot bigger than I thought. I saw these beautiful murals in a small alley. There are only a couple in the video but there were a lot more. I had a very nice conversation with a couple of retirees. A Maori woman and a Kiwi man, friends enjoying each other’s company, watching people walking by. They were sitting on a bench and said hello as I walked by. I said hello back and before we knew it, 15 minutes had gone by. Wonderful people and great conversation. Once brekky was over, it was time to hit the road. We had one stop before Paihia and that was Haruru Falls. Not the largest of falls but worth a visit as the surroundings are beautiful and calm. You can kayak your way up to the falls and have a picnic, if you wish. A lovely little spot and worth a stop over. We had booked a small cruise/ferry to Motukokako Island from Paihia. We were going to see the famous Hole In The Rock and with a little chance go through it. The return trip takes about 3 hours so we had lunch before the 12:30 departure. On the way up to and back from Motukokako Island, the boat stopped off at Otehei Bay on Urupukapuka Island. A gorgeous little bay with a restaurant. Plenty to do on this little island. As you arrive at The Hole In The Rock, on your left side you can see Cape Brett’s hut and lighthouse. Then you notice the huge rock formation, Motukokako Island. It’s a tight squeeze but once up close and personal to The Hole In The Rock, the skipper will direct the boat through it. Unfortunate, the waters were choppy that day and thus weren’t able to experience that. Unlucky us. The return to Paihia is the same trip in reverse. So we headed back to Otehei Bay and just before arriving in Paihia, we noticed four dolphins afar. Not sure if they were playing or fishing. Lucky us. Back on land we headed straight for St. Paul’s Anglican Church, just across the road from the beach. I’m not a believer but the stone building is just amazing. I had to photograph it. Anyway, it was late afternoon and we had about three hours before sunset. We were having problems with our camper-van thus decided to make our way back towards Auckland and stop somewhere halfway down. We were heading to The Coromandel the next day anyway so the extra couple hours would be used to stop at the Camper-van Hire to get some help. We pulled up for the night at the Sheep World Caravan & Camping Park. A wonderful, funny and straight-talking old man was there to welcome us. Very helpful too. I didn’t film anything once there because of the problems with the camper-van and we were just tired from the long day. I got the last photo from my friend Alain. The quaint, little common-lounge. You could even exchange books. What a wonderful idea. Well that’s it for now and thank you for watching. The next video has animals and… what problems? Goodnight.
Oh before I go, I want to thank my friend Alain for letting me use a couple of his photos in this video. Thanks mate.
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200th Video.Kiwirail Sunday Special Shunt L22, 30/03/2014
A special Kiwirail L22 shunt with a rake of log wagons for Otiria, returning later with a full load for Portland. Trains do not normally run weekends to Otiria.
No trains have ran in Northland because of the DL class locomotive asbestos issues and ensuing loco shortage.
The 3 video locations in order are Pokapu, Motatau and Towai.
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