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Tag Archives: Lonely Planet
The Stars come out to Play – Reefton Skate Park
A trip to Reefton isn’t complete without a visit to the Reefton skate park. We love this place – Reefton and the skate park! On a recent visit we met a lovely young man who has talent to burn when … Continue reading
Reefton – Town of Light
Welcome to Reefton – town of light. Reefton was given this slogan due to the fact it was the first town in the Southern Hemisphere to have street lighting. Says something about the spirit of the community and that spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Mountain biking New Zealand, Nature, NZ flora and fauna, NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged Breakers boutique accommodation, hiking, Inangahua River, Lonely Planet, nature, NZ historic buildings, nz history, NZ mountain biking, outdoors, photography, Reefton, Reefton rodeo, rivers, Town of Light, travel, West Coast, west coast history
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Early Morning Magic – Nine Mile Beach
While I organised myself for the morning’s guest breakfasts Stephen and the boys headed down to the beach to watch the sun come up. Stunning summer’s morning with clear blue skies. The boys enjoyed hanging out on the rocks and … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Dalmatian, dogs, German Shorthaired Pointer, Nature, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged beaches, coastal drive, dalmatian, dogs, German Short haired pointer, Great Coast Road, Lonely Planet, morning sun, nature, Nine Mile beach, outdoors, photography, summer, Tasman Sea
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Reefton Skate Park
A visit to Reefton wouldn’t be complete without calling round to the local skate park. For such a small village and community this park is a huge asset. Our friend Richard was unaware of what he was about to see … Continue reading
Christmas Cheer from Nico and Ziggy
Merry Christmas everyone Nico and Ziggy had a fun-filled day starting out with a short beach walk before they got their Xmas gift. It was then all on. Ziggy had to be coaxed to let it go so we could … Continue reading
More from Moana and the Shores of Lake Brunner
A meeting recently saw us back at Moana allowing us more time than just a quick stop while driving past. We couldn’t have asked for a better day – pretty much the first real day of hot temperatures so perfect … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Nature, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged Arthurs Pass, Lake Brunner, lake views, lakes, Lonely Planet, Moana, mountain views, nature, outdoors, paddle boarding, photography, train stations, TranzAlpine train
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Devils Punchbowl Waterfall Walk – Arthur’s Pass Village
Don’t you just wonder sometimes where these lovely names come from or who thinks them up – Devils Punchbowl – a little bit bizzare. The name is where the bizzare stops though, this is one hell of a waterfall – … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged arthur's pass national park, Arthur's Pass village, Arthurs Pass, beech forest, Devils Punchbowl, devils punchbowl falls, Devils Punchbowl Waterfall, Lonely Planet, nature, outdoors, photography, tree top walkway, waterfalls
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Pancake Rocks and Blowholes – a Rock n Roll Day in Punakaiki
With a full moon of late and wonderfully huge swells and tides we headed up to Punakaiki to check out the blowhole action at the Pancake Rock walk. It was a drizzly start to the morning but not particularly cold … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Nature, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged beaches, blowholes, Lonely Planet, nature, outdoors, Pancake Rock walk, pancake rocks, photography, Punakaiki, rocks, surf, West Coast surf
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Greymouth Sunset and Night Lights
Climb every mountain, swim every sea….. ok so maybe not but sounds good. As good as our sunsets are here at Breakers, we decided to head into town to capture the sunset over Greymouth. That did mean a little hill … Continue reading
Okarito – 3 mile lagoon beach walk
ok so don’t hold me to this but Okarito is possibly one of my favourite places on the West Coast. I know what you’re thinking, didn’t you say that about Reefton – no wait Granity or was it Cape Foulwind … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Dalmatian, dogs, German Shorthaired Pointer, Nature, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged 3 mile lagoon, beaches, dalmatian, dogs, Franz Josef, German Short haired pointer, glaciers, Holly Homestead, lagoon, Lonely Planet, Mt Cook, nature, okarito, outdoors, photography, seaside village, South Westland, Southern Alps, surf, waves
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