This easy walk winds through native bush along the lakes edge, offering great views, picnic areas, swimming and fishing spots. It’s perfect for families and those wanting to enjoy Lake Taupo. Are dogs allowed? Yes on leads Distance? 3km from car park one, about a one and half hour walk one way […]
New Zealand
Waitawheta hike, Kaimais, Ananui falls, Waikato, New Zealand
We headed off from Franklin road where we parked our car. It was easy to find as the parking is just at the end of the road (you can’t drive any further). Once here it a short walk down the road, then across farm land just following the orange triangles. Once through the gate at […]
Waihaha Hut Track, Overnight Hike, New Zealand
We walked along the Waihaha hut track to the hut. This hike is a fairly flat hike that follows the Waihaha river. It is 3 hours one way from the road end. There were river views along the way, with waterfalls and wetlands. This is a great hike to do if you looking for an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Caving, Waitomo, North island, New Zealand, lost world epic
This adventure was done with Waitomo adventure it was the tour called “The lost world epic” a 7 hour trip all up. It was a very challenging caving adventure as the water level was higher than normal which made more exciting. We saw a lot of glow worms which were very pretty. We also saw […]