This was a great little kayak, we started from the bottom of Lorenzen bay, with our kayaks rented from JD of Raglan Adventures https://www.raglanadventures.co.nz They charge $60 for a double and $40 for a single for all day hire. JD, the owner of the busiess was super helpful and gave us a map to find […]
New Zealand – Waikato
Rock Climbing, Castle Rock, New Zealand
Rock climbing at Castle Rock, formally known as Wharepapa Crag, in the Waikato region was a great day with the girls. If you are into Rock climbing this is a must do as the site has 182 routes. The scenery is amazing with lush rolling hills, and Castle Rock rising up from the surrounding landscape […]
Bridal Veil Falls, Raglan, New Zealand
Car park to top of falls Time: 10 min one way Top of falls to base of falls Time: 10 min one way It is an attractive easy walk through native forest following the Pakoka River to the top of the Waireinga/Bridal Veil Falls. This section of track is designed for assisted wheelchair use […]
Raglan – Te Toto Gorge Walking Track
Today we made our way down to the Te Toto Gorge. It was a very sunny day, and the views were breathtaking over the water and cliffs. The Te Toto coast has a long and diverse history, from destructive volcanoes to ancient Maori settlements. Geologists can trace the history of the Gorge back an incredible […]
Wainui Bush Reserve hike – Raglan NZ
Monday and Friday the “Raglan Gym” members head to the Wainui Bush Reserve to do a 3km enjoyable loop track walk. We meet up at 1:30pm in the parking lot with our dogs and walk around the maze of tracks. Afterwards we have coffee and lunch on one of the picnic benches to chill and […]
Raglan- Bryant track , Water-race track
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Adventure Waikato, New Zealand
This was an awesome day. We started the day with a group of us from Wintec Adventure and Outdoor Recreation Course, Tori, Ciarne, Luke and myself as well as some lovely travellers from Finland who joined. We first headed to the zipline which was a 220 metre long ride and 40 metres off the ground […]