Tag Archives: north island
- April 14, 2009
- Road Trip Day III: Foiled Piha & Frosty Hamilton– also tagged auckland, hamilton, j's backpackers, piha, waikato
There’s nothing much I can say except that THE THIRD DAY FAILED HARD.I’ll get to it soon, but let me just start from the beginning – from before we checked out. I woke up early as usual, at 6am. Atie woke up around the same time too. I decided to let Mira sleep in for [...]
- April 13, 2009
- Road Trip Day II: Cape Reinga to Omapere– also tagged 90 miles beach, bay of islands, cable bay, cape reinga, globetrekker lodge, lighthouse, northland, omapere
Before checking out, Atie made breakfast (fried egg sandwich) and I cooked lunch/dinner (spaghetti and spicy sauce with basil), with Mira taking care of the dishes. We save money this way, and we don’t have to think about stopping somewhere for food. After that, we stopped by the i-Site for a moment, taking pictures of [...]
- April 13, 2009
- Mid-sem Road Trip Day I: Paihia, Bay of Islands– also tagged bay of islands, haruru falls, mousetrap backpackers, northland, paihia
The Beginning: We were supposed to start our journey at 9.30am, but due to me cooking and us trying to fit everything into the small Toyota Starlet we rented. From luggage for three people to picnic mat and picnic basket and cool bag and whatnot, just imagine it. It’s safe to say that Mira’s next [...]
- April 6, 2009
- Easter + Mid-Sem Holiday Plan– also tagged new zealand, northland, road trip
It’s currently mid-semester + Easter holiday for two weeks. To make up for the lack of ‘holidaying out of Auckland’ last year, I’ll be going around the North Island with Mira and Atie. Basically, here’s the deal:
Day One
Going north to Paihia. Will be staying for a night there. Beautiful beaches~
Day Two
Going to the furthest north [...]
