Tag Archives: boutique accommodation

Breakers Boutique Accommodation – Great Coast Road

Posted on January 5, 2015 by coastingnz

Not to drone on but our good friend Dean got some great footage of Breakers and the coast line that we live on recently and put together a short video……. .http://vimeo.com/115952182   Jan and Stephen run Breakers Boutique Accommodation on … Continue reading →

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Staying at Breakers Boutique Accommodation

Posted on December 20, 2014 by coastingnz

Ok, so not my usual blog post but thought I’d share as tickled pink and super stoked – all those good things with a big grin on my face. Our place as per an article in the travel guide of … Continue reading →

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Okarito and its moon river

Posted on June 24, 2013 by coastingnz

Moon River, wider than a mile, I’m crossing you in style some day. Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker, wherever you’re going I’m going your way. Two drifters off to see the world. There’s such a lot of world to … Continue reading →

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Waiwhero Valley – a walk to nowhere

Posted on June 24, 2013 by coastingnz

Today we headed north of home, up the coastline towards Punakaiki.  Just along from the Waiwhero Scenic Reserve we head inland for a walk up the Waiwhero Valley.  There isn’t a designated track as such, this used to be an … Continue reading →

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Rain forecast for the West Coast……

Posted on May 19, 2013 by coastingnz

Here are a few things we choose to do when the weatherman predicts rain for us here on the West Coast…….. Go for a walk up one of our numerous valleys……. Go for a mountain bike ride on one of … Continue reading →

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Nine Mile Pipe – Surfers Paradise at Breakers

Posted on April 8, 2013 by coastingnz

Let’s go surfing now, everybody surfing now, come on a safari with me, da, da, da da da da da……. Cobden tiphead, Blaketown tiphead, Bright Street, beach breaks at Rapahoe, Nine Mile, 13 Mile and 14 mile (Sinclair’s) – wow … Continue reading →

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Charming Creek Walkway

Posted on August 20, 2012 by coastingnz

The West Coast region of New Zealand is absolutely oozing in history.  The main economies of the late 1800s and early 1900s were coal mining, gold mining and sawmilling and the remnants of these are left in our bush for … Continue reading →

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