Time: 25 min one way Distance: 1 km one way Across the road from the Bryant Home Children’s Bible Camp, another track, through regenerating coastal forest leads to a seat, and to a water intake – the supply for Bryant Home. The track follows an historic water-race that in 1924 powered a generator providing electricity […]
Author: Amber Beaumont
Waterfall jumping – Vanuatu
On one of our days in Vanuatu we explored the “Rarru Rentapoa Waterfall”. The tour guide was a nice lady who told us about how she used to jump off the waterfalls here as a child, and it was a fun place for her and her friends to hang out. The walk to the waterfall […]
Hike – Bryant Track, Raglan, NZ – down to the beach
For a couple of days we had stunning sunny weather where we are in NZ, so we decided to get some good footage of a well known short 20 min hike(one way) in Raglan. We went down the Bryant Track, which you can access just off the road beside Camp Raglan (On Wainui Road on […]
Kayaking to Rock- it Cafe, Raglan, New Zealand
Kirsten and I decided to kayak to a cafe this morning in Raglan. The sun was shining so we thought it was a perfect plan. We kayaked up the main harbour in Raglan and then followed a stream to the right which lead us to a cafe called Rock- it Cafe (https://www.rockitraglan.co.nz). We hired our […]
Waitawheta Overnight Hike NZ North Island
This was a really enjoyable hike even for the middle of winter in New Zealand mainly because we were not camping but staying in a hut with a fireplace. We started from the end of Franklin road ( the link to a map is below) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Franklin+Rd,+Waihi+3682/@-37.4551883,175.7772027,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d6d9096ea71114d:0x33d9e4eafbe36fb1!8m2!3d-37.4551926!4d175.7793914 which is 15 min from Waihi. The hike took […]
Karioi hike loop track – Raglan NZ
Mandy and I headed to the Karioi Lodge to do the Kauri Loop Track. It was amazing to see all the big trees. The walk was 1 hour 15 min. The first half was a gradual upwards climb, and the last half was a steep downwards slope. It was slippery and muddy in places, but […]
Snorkeling with the Turtles in Vanuatu
On one of our days in our week-long trip to Vanuatu, Kirsten and I decided we were keen to go and swim with the turtles. We headed to the Turtle Sanctuary where we saw pigs, turtles, sharks, and coconut crabs. Unfortunately the tides weren’t quite right for us when we got there. The turtles are […]
Ziplining in Vanuatu
Kirsten and I had a weeks holiday in Vanuatu in June and decided to go Ziplining. We had been wanting to do this adventure since we had arrived, and finally did it right at the end of our trip. The company was “Vanuatu Jungle Zip Line Tours” https://vanuatujunglezipline.com/our-tours/#heli. The cost was roughly $130 NZ dollars, […]
Blue Lagoon – Vanuatu
On this particular day in Vanuatu, we headed to the Blue Lagoon. The sun was shining and we wanted to have a go at the rope swing. . To be honest, I thought the rope swing would be easy and I would be quite good, but I landed awkwardly many times and it was very […]
Vanuatu -Snorkeling to a Underwater mailbox
While we were in Vanuatu, we made the journey to Hideaway Island. This is a cool place to explore, it’s very sheltered from the wind and you can go snorkelling to the only underwater mailbox in the world. You take a ferry, and then pay to get onto the island for a day pass when […]