Our first "adventure" was a trip to Wairata - a Farmstay in the Waioeka River Gorge.
Pete wanted to fish, so we left Nic, Ray and the kids at home in Tauranga and drove East through Te Puke, Whakatane, Ohopi, Opotiki and then inland through the gorge.
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| The view across to White Island between Opotiki and Ohopi |
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| The view from our deck |
The Wairata Farmstead was amazing - a little self-contained cabin with bathroom and a cooking corner, a lovely deck looking out over the paddock filled with sheep and beehives, and an amazing river where Pete spent most of his time. I spent my time reading - 5 books in 2 days - granted, some of them were quite short, but still ......
The proprietors, Bob and Mary, are great people - friendly, chatty and mines of information. Mary even dropped off a recipe for me on the way to work on our last morning.
A highlight was watching the sheepdogs working the stock - sheep and cows - just on the other side of the fence.
Only drawback - the sandflies which loved me.
We will definitely go back the next time we visit New Zealand.
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