Waitakere Reservoir Foot Bridge in Cascade Kauri [caption id="attachment_644" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sky Tower at New Years 2016[/caption] New Zealand is known for many wonderful hikes that are referred to as "walks" or "tramping", hundreds of them. Nine of them are labeled as ... Read More
This week took us back to the Waitakere Ranges on the Auckland peninsula and to spectacular Bethells Beach, or Te Henga, the Maori name meaning “sand”. The area has beautiful black sand beaches and enormous dunes that originated from the volcanic rocks that have carried it there along the ... Read More
It is Boxing Day here in Auckland, Saturday, and the post Christmas shopping frenzy is underway! We had a terrific Christmas Day roaming some of the very quiet neighborhood streets of Grey Lynn, Ponsonby and Herne Bay. We had not yet made it over to nearby Herne Bay...wow...a beautiful city ... Read More
Piha Beach, Lion Rock Cape Reinga, "Top of New Zealand"When we planned a month in Auckland, we thought we would have plenty of time to explore the region and surrounding areas — with some day trips included! Now nearly two weeks into the stay, we realize that is not enough time. Over the ... Read More