Motueka to Collingwood Day Trip - 2/3/25

We were going to move to Pohara today on the other side of the Takaka range but made the call to stay on this side as we had heard how bad the range was to go over with a caravan, so we took a day trip over in the ute to see the other side.

First stop - Hanyes Lookout

Goochie needed a hand on the walk
The walk was a bit longer than we thought but the views over the area and down the coast were amazing.  In the end, we could have taken the caravan over without too much concern as the road was pretty good albeit very bendy including a number of hairpin turns.

Pohara Bay, very cool place

Pohara Marina Walk

The Cult Camp (NZMCA) on the point - rocks
were a bit like the pancake rocks.

Local Wildlife

Another drive thru Hole in the Rock

The Abel Tasman coast was so clear & bright blue, really amazing

Another shot of the hole in the rock

The Things you see when driving around Pohara Bay

Downtown Takaka


Collingwood Bay


Not Much to say about Collingwood,
expect it was different

A bit of artwork on some of the building around town


Funny enough the cafe was closed......

More Artwork

Now this was really really different.

Downtown Collingwood

The Gooch & Daryl enjoying Downtown Collingwood

Zooming on Farewell Spit

On the way back, I get Daryl to divert to the Waikoropupu Springs suggested on the road sign, which we find and it is a no dogs zone...... we go in and the walk says around trip in about 25-45 minutes.  We did it in 15 as we had to get back to Goochie.
The long walk in trying to convince Daryl
it will be worth it...

It was - the water was oh so clear


A quick stop to enjoy the springs

A couple of natives

Was quite spectacular



And on the way out again

Daryl admitting it was worth the walk

So, so clear


Takaka Township on the way back to camp.


Even though it was lovely up in Golden Bay, we feel we need to start moving down and will leave tomorrow to go south down the west coast.  A quick trip down to the supermarket to get stock so we are ready to haul out tomorrow.

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