The remote beaches in the Bay of Plenty offer great opportunities to sift through the mountains of driftwood on the beaches. The character above we named ‘snakey’ for some reason and he does seem to follow us around.
Look for him in future blogs and let me know if you see him in pics as he is sneaky.
HISTORY LOST Like the Wild West in USA, New Zealand too has many towns that became ghost towns-there is little trace of them. As we travel New Zealand in our home on wheels we are constantly amazed that this history
Stopping at Blackball for a night on our way to Reefton, gave us an opportunity to do some exploring of this small mining town. /*! elementor – v3.7.8 – 02-10-2022 */.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The remains of the smelter
What a find this was. Planned on staying at the Iveagh Bay campsite on the Eastern side of the Lake for one night, but loved it so much, we stayed two nights before we moved to the Brunner Campground on
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A trip with Outwest Tours to the once thriving community of Denniston perched on the Plateau 600m above Westport, is one of the highlights of our journey so far. Mikey Ryan of OUTWEST TOURS was a terrific guide and very knowledgeable
Heading North to Karamea Leaving Westport for Karamea takes you on the only road north along the coast initially. We stopped half way on this journey at the Gentle Annie’s Campground. If you have not stayed here you will miss
