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@Pepe cheers! Was going to try and take in Tane Mahuta before heading south on Friday so might leave us a bit strapped for time but good alternative option!
@Pepe cheers! Was going to try and take in Tane Mahuta before heading south on Friday so might leave us a bit strapped for time but good alternative option!
Here’s a close up to whet the appetite, drive through Waipouli is well worth taking your time to enjoy -
@Machpants said in Travel:
If you're a fan of awesomely meaty pizza and craft beer, stop off at McLeod's pizza barn in waipu. Paihia best eats are CBK, tipsy Oyster, and bad habits. I go there at least twice a year for weekend with the wife
I so wanted to go to the Tipsy Oyster so don’t turn up on a Monday like I did
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@Machpants cheers again, Bonesetta is doing flips over Bad Habits, straight to the top of the list. 60 bucks for a tomahawk!
It is such an eclectic place, with great food, booze, t-shirts, off-licence, deli, and butchery.
I had a bacon margarita last time there lol
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Erm, anybody done the fly to Cape Reinga trip from Paihia?
I want to drive but kids are not interested in 6 hours in a car (I don’t blame them after the 26 hour flight) so this maybe only option.
Bit baller and not far off 2k for the family, but anybody done it and can offer thoughts?
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@MajorRage or fly to Kaitaia and go from there?
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
I swept the 5 leaves off my patio (okay used the leaf blower) so we yeah we good
Still a fair whack of water around and a few fallen trees but otherwise she's apples
Airport should be lovely and green once the water runs off.
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
@canefan I’m in Paihia. So it’s 2:40 each way.
I’m really torn. I’ve dropped 1k gbp on stupid things before and that’s what this is ….
Just don’t want it be a complete lemon ….
It's a long drive. The reason why I've not done it with my kids yet
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
@canefan I’m in Paihia. So it’s 2:40 each way.
I’m really torn. I’ve dropped 1k gbp on stupid things before and that’s what this is ….
Just don’t want it be a complete lemon ….
It's a long drive. The reason why I've not done it with my kids yet
Pfft hahaha
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
@canefan I’m in Paihia. So it’s 2:40 each way.
I’m really torn. I’ve dropped 1k gbp on stupid things before and that’s what this is ….
Just don’t want it be a complete lemon ….
It's a long drive. The reason why I've not done it with my kids yet
Pfft hahaha
It's all relative muthafucka
. Quite a drive to go from Paihia to CR, look around, then come back. We considered staying in Kaitaia overnight. I heard it's a bit of a hole -
@mariner4life said in Travel:
I swept the 5 leaves off my patio (okay used the leaf blower) so we yeah we good
Still a fair whack of water around and a few fallen trees but otherwise she's apples
Airport should be lovely and green once the water runs off.
That looks familiar....
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@MajorRage Can you stay somewhere near Cape Reinga over night on the way back? My recollection of a 2020 trip from Paihia to Cape Reinga was that stopping for lunch and a walk, half way there, made for an easy trip up, but after spending the day exploring the area, the trip back was pretty tiring. There is a lot of scenery to take in, so it's a nice drive. You will want to explore though.
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