Thread: accommodation with range

Originally Posted by LookingForMauser

Sometimes I really want to run away from Auckland, internet and my lovely dog. Just go to a lodge/cabin in the middle of the bush with a couple of mates for a weekend. Do bbq, maybe some fishing or kayaking if river nearby, little plinking competition at the back of the property, or maybe even clay shooting/shotgun fun. Am I asking for too much? And if this paradise exists somewhere let's say 4h drive from Auckland how I can find it?

Cheers for all the hints

Ya missed the boat mate, some years ago a bunch of Auckland lads and some Waikato ones did a lot of work on this bus on the lower slopes of Mt Motutapere in the Kaimai Ranges and then for whatever reasons never came back, maybe because I got a bit shitfaced about them allowing their dog to shit in the bus and me having to clean it up or maybe it was the empty grog bottles thrown all around into the bush...over the years it has been offered on various forums for the use of, then along came covid and it was used by grandsons as a retreat from the world, after they moved on a chick living in her car for two years took up residence, but there is talk of her moving on so may become available in the near future....great spot on private land with deer in the neighborhood, the Waihou river a couple of k away for the fishing or kayaking, several spots for shooting ranges including permanent gong on one, there is an old clay bird thrower and a flash battery driven one that shouldn't be too hard to twist the arm of the owner for usage....bring a tent and enjoy what is left of Autumn before Winter sets in.