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@MajorRage said in Travel:
Cape Reinga flights planned binned. Couldn’t get on!
Let me know (in advance) if you want to do something like that next time. I'm always looking for excuses to go flying up there (if I take a job that I have been offered, I'll have access to a variety of small commercial aircraft up to 10 seats as well as the usual ones available). You would of course have to put your faith in some bloke off the internet - you can pay in advance to my Nigerian bank account that I use to donate millions of dollars to random people that might want it (although we have met, and you do know who I worked for). Even from AKL it's only about 3 hrs return to the Cape in something slow, or 1:30 return from KK. You can pick up one of the beach trips or whatever from Kaitaia (without having to stay there) if you want to be on the ground as well.
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
Cape Reinga flights planned binned. Couldn’t get on!
Let me know (in advance) if you want to do something like that next time. I'm always looking for excuses to go flying up there (if I take a job that I have been offered, I'll have access to a variety of small commercial aircraft up to 10 seats as well as the usual ones available). You would of course have to put your faith in some bloke off the internet - you can pay in advance to my Nigerian bank account that I use to donate millions of dollars to random people that might want it (although we have met, and you do know who I worked for). Even from AKL it's only about 3 hrs return to the Cape in something slow, or 1:30 return from KK. You can pick up one of the beach trips or whatever from Kaitaia (without having to stay there) if you want to be on the ground as well.
Some Polish chick you mean?
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@Bones I guess in part it is perception of what you are used to (locally) and how shit things feel like they have become.
Let me know if you are passing through and wanna catch up for a beer/coffee!
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Well Kaitaia to Cape Reinga and down to Waitangi via Ahipara today and it's been a fucking excellent and beautiful drive, superb roads and smiles on our faces the whole way. Really don't understand the issue, especially having come from London. Glorious driving weather too. Roadworks every so often, but fuck it's no bother.
Two reasons. One is 9 the other is 11.
I don’t blame them. 6 hours driving in the sun or swimming / boating … it’s a no brainer.
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@MajorRage hah, we've hit some fine luck, it's been mildly cloudy with the odd 2 minute shower whenever we've driven. Sun came out as soon as we hit Paihia.
I'll try and guess which bloke you are at Bad Habits later, I'll be looking for young kids.
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@taniwharugby chur bro! Think we're gonna be pushed for time but will definitely keep it in mind if we end up with an hour or two on the way through on Friday.
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@Bones sweet, if it works...I'll be out from about 2 on Friday though...
@MajorRage didn't realise you were over too, same applies to you, although expect with kids in tow your time is even more limited 😉
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@taniwharugby if that's him at the anchorage he's got his hands full and I can see why he's having trouble with driving by the state of his parking.
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Shit that's a pretty challenging walk from Paihia to Russell eh. 20km and 5 hours later we had fuck all energy to take a squizz, but seems a nice place with not a lot to it. MR probably would've busted it out in an hour. Rewarding though and bye bye jetlag.
Oh and yeah, if there's a terrain type we didn't traverse, I can't think of it. Crazy variety.
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@Bones it's only a 3.3km swim FFS!
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@taniwharugby said in Travel:
@Bones it's only a 3.3km swim FFS!
That almost sounds preferable now, fuck it's a dicey trail in some places.
The funniest bit was the 500 odd metres next to the water treatment plant where you couldn't see any path at all and just had to walk along the fence line...which we missed at first due to some fucker ripping the sign down.
The unfunniest bit is a toss up between the 3 or so kms along the road because the boardwalk to the nonexistent on a map "Cherry Bay" is closed, or the near vertical ascent just after Okiato. That's where the regret hit hard.
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Thought I'd drop this here - may be offtopic for the above posters.
Just got back from a trip to walk the Milford Track. It's rated one of the top multi day hikes in teh world, and I can see why. Just astonishing scenery - really stunning views, amazing bush and the most incredible waterfalls.
I've done a fair bit of tramping, but found this one of the harder walks I have done. Not expected - probably a combination of getting older and being sedentry at work, and being responsible for 4 others who aren't regular walkers ... with a 60 year age difference. Some of the days went a lot longer than expected, possibly because of the meandering looking at views
Was great to get bac out into the outdoors, first multi day hike in 17 years. That said, the Milford is a conveyor belt - you get pushed through day after day, at a fixed rate. The guided walkers paying 2.5k each for the privilege were zooming around with day packs; some jealousy, but not really worth the money at this stage in life.
Unexpected highlights: fat rainbow trout and big eels in the Clinton river, just cruising around. Don't get fishing pressure I don't think - would love to have had a rod. The middle hut is incredible - has lights, solar and battery chargers - in teh bloody bush!
This was one of my bucket list walks, and I'm stoked but sore at the moment. Still, had Fergburger for breakfast in Queenstown, so that was a decent way to ease into the trip home. Strong strong recommend - but make sure you are prepped to do it. The rocks made my feet incredibly sore by the end of each day. I'll drag a few photos out if people are interested .. they never do it justice; the sense of being in a massive bowl, with 30-40 waterfalls free falling through the air is not something that a picture can capture easily.
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Thought I'd drop this here - may be offtopic for the above posters.
Just got back from a trip to walk the Milford Track. It's rated one of the top multi day hikes in teh world, and I can see why. Just astonishing scenery - really stunning views, amazing bush and the most incredible waterfalls.
I've done a fair bit of tramping, but found this one of the harder walks I have done. Not expected - probably a combination of getting older and being sedentry at work, and being responsible for 4 others who aren't regular walkers ... with a 60 year age difference. Some of the days went a lot longer than expected, possibly because of the meandering looking at views
Was great to get bac out into the outdoors, first multi day hike in 17 years. That said, the Milford is a conveyor belt - you get pushed through day after day, at a fixed rate. The guided walkers paying 2.5k each for the privilege were zooming around with day packs; some jealousy, but not really worth the money at this stage in life.
Unexpected highlights: fat rainbow trout and big eels in the Clinton river, just cruising around. Don't get fishing pressure I don't think - would love to have had a rod. The middle hut is incredible - has lights, solar and battery chargers - in teh bloody bush!
This was one of my bucket list walks, and I'm stoked but sore at the moment. Still, had Fergburger for breakfast in Queenstown, so that was a decent way to ease into the trip home. Strong strong recommend - but make sure you are prepped to do it. The rocks made my feet incredibly sore by the end of each day. I'll drag a few photos out if people are interested .. they never do it justice; the sense of being in a massive bowl, with 30-40 waterfalls free falling through the air is not something that a picture can capture easily.
I’m dying to do a walk like this - and I will have my fly rod!
