90 Mile Beach and Cape Reinga Accommodation: Northland, New Zealand Our plan was to visit 90 mile beach and Cape Reinga, stay for 1 night somewhere in Northland, New Zealand, and head back to Auckland to stay with our friends…
Cape Reinga
Cape Reinga (ree-ayn-guh) is not (as I previously thought) the northern most point in New Zealand. However, because it’s the most visited north point of New Zealand, most people, at the outset of their bus tours up to the cape…
Olives Grow in North New Zealand?
Before coming through Northland, New Zealand, I would have been surprised at just how many different kinds of things grow here. Actually, after having been here 10 days, I’m still quite surprised. One of the products that grows here locally…
Trying Smoked Roe in Northland, New Zealand
Smoked Roe As a gift on the second morning we stayed here at the J Taitokerau, Mark bought Carrie and I some smoked roe to try. I later learned what roe actually is. However, apparently smoked roe is supposed to…
New Zealand Crayfish
New Zealand Crayfish Crayfishing is big business in New Zealand. With crayfish fetching as much as USD$35 per pound, it’s easy to see why. On our second day of floundering around (catching flounder direct from the ocean), Carrie and I…
Sand sledding on 90 Mile Beach
Just in from 90 mile beach are some sand hills where you can go sand sledding. Hardly anyone makes it down the hill on the sled. It’s an almost vertical face you’re sledding down, and pretty difficult to keep the…
90 Mile Beach
90 Mile Beach is exactly what it sounds like, except that it’s not really 90 miles long… It’s something like 76 Miles long. But someone called it 90 Mile Beach, and the name stuck. 80 years ago, 90 Mile Beach…
Paihia’s Beautiful Beaches
Between Tutukaka and Paihia (Pye-hee-ah) are some beautiful beaches. We would tell you where they are, but then you would go and visit them, and then they would become overcrowded. Just kidding. It’s hard to imagine any of New Zealand…
The view from Kawhia
Trying to decide where to stay for our last night with the campervan from Pacific Horizons, we spotted Kawhia on the map. It’s out on the west coast of New Zealand, and looked to be somewhat close to Auckland. Kawhia…
Seals are like Squirrels
Getting personal with New Zealand Fur Seals near Kaikoura, New Zealand.