Northern Overnight Road Trip

Come and join fellow club members for a fun road trip weekend together. We have included some great scenic roads and some fun driving roads to make this run more interesting. Our destination will be Paihia, where we stay overnight and then catch the car ferry across to Okiato and drive around the coast heading back home.

November – Saturday 21st-Sunday 22nd

Itinerary

Starting point: Dairy Flat BP Truckstop, leaving there on the dot at 9.00 am.

Dairy Flat BP truck stop to Bryderwyn Highway 1 – 1 hr

Stop at Kaiwaka: Tulip Café for a coffee, just out of Kaiwaka on the right side of the road.

Bryderwyn Junction to Dargaville Highway 12 – 1hr

Dargaville to Opononi Highway 12 – 1 hr 49 minutes

Stop at Opononi Landing Café for lunch; parking is also out back

Opononi to Pakaraka Highway 12 & 1 – 48 minutes

Pakaraka to Paihia Highway 10 & 11 – 24 minutes

Total travel time 5 hrs 1 minute

Book into Accommodation.

Suggested accommodation: Averill Court Motel. 62 Seaview Rd. Book early. Other option is to stay at the Copthorne or similar. Please advise your choice of accommodation via email to me. bernjean59@gmail.com

Meet up at Paihia Township main car park between Williams & School Rds. Walk in or Park up at 6.30 pm and find somewhere to eat. Then suggest visiting a local bar for an evening drink and return to the motel.

Return drive:

Meet again at Paihia car park and find a café to have breakfast at 8.00 am

Depart Paihia at 9.30 am or as works for the group

Paihia to Okiato via car Ferry Highway 11 – 20 minutes

Okiato to Whakapara Aucks Rd – Russell Whakapara Rd – 1 hr 22 minutes

Whakapara to Whangarei Highway 1 – 21 minutes

Lunch in Whangarei approx. 12.30 pm Kai Toi Café. 197 Lower Dent Street (note: café closes at 2.00 pm)

Whangarei to Dairy Flat BP Truckstop Highway 1 – 1 hr 48minutes

Total travel time 3hrs 51 minutes

We have endeavoured to make the drive as interesting as possible with stops for coffee and lunch. Also, I have tried to choose stops with food options, but this has proved to be quite difficult to have a combo of good stops, parking, and destinations.

As far as accommodation is concerned, I have elected for an overnight motel in Paihia, as the hotels there are quite a bit dearer. If you want to choose a hotel, please feel free to do so. All our meeting points are indicated in the itinerary.

Please note: Please book your accommodation as soon as possible, as Paihia is a popular destination and accommodation could be booked out close to the dates. I am happy to consider booking a dinner restaurant in Paihia once we have decided where we will eat.

Many Thanks, Bernie Kant

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