Dargaville Travel Blogs

We picked up a rental car this morning and left Auckland for a two-day trip to the north part of the North Island.  We wanted to see some of the countryside before meeting up with our tour group on Saturday.  Part of the excitement of the drive was the requirement to drive on the left:&nb…

We waited for the peak traffic to ease (and one of Mel's superb coffees) before heading out of Auckland in the direction of Northland, the peninsula that stretches north from Auckland.  The trip up to Dargaville was pretty slow because LOTS of roadworks along the way - they seemed to go on for…

Apres un depart sous le soleil, les nuages sont arrives... Notre journee a commence par un visite sur le belvedere de Whangarei, avec une superbes vues sur les environs. Nous avons poursuivi notre route jusqu'a la Bay of Islands, une magnifique region de villegiature. Mais, c'est aussi un endroit h…

It was a lovely day when Nic and I shot away from Hamilton on our bikes.The plan was to go up to the tip of New Zealand for a few days.  Naturally we were well prepared, as always, with our wet weather gear packed on our bikes should the need arise.  Of course as we entered into the great…