Category Archives: South Pacific

Whakapapa / Tongariro

Today was a travel day. We’d checked the weather yesterday and it looks like it is deteriorating towards the end of the week so we decided to leave Waitomo sooner rather than later so we could get a good chance … Continue reading

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The Black Abyss

This is certainly going to be a day to remember. We were booked on the 9am “The Black Abyss” tour hosted by the Black Water Rafting Co. Being the first night camping none of slept particularly well but we were … Continue reading

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Waitomo

Being Sunday morning the drive to Waitomo was fairly straight forward. Not a lot of traffic on the roads. Having left around 9:30am we made it to Otorohanga by midday. We took a look at a local campsite but thought … Continue reading

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New Year’s Day

Ben and Sam showed up sometime after 9 marking the end of their night out. They agreed to regular consciousness around midday. Helen and I were a bit worn out from the previous night and stayed in throughout the morning … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Our New Year’s Eve began with a walk to Pier 21 where the Kamaya’s are moored. It was good to catch up with Ruth and Tim. As a bonus, Evi from Wonderland was staying aboard too. We then walked to … Continue reading

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