Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The Flying Tortoise Freedom Camping At The Historic Tokomaru Bay...

Way back when, beautiful Tokoramu Bay was originally know as Toka-a-Namu which referred to an abundance of sandflies in the area but those days are gone and the little pests that are left are old and sleepy. And the little town is far from it's heyday back in the early 1900's when this beautiful old New Zealand Shipping Company building was constructed.
Captain James Cook spent time here in 1769 and The Flying Tortoise was at Tokomaru Bay
just a few days ago.
Funny how we just missed each other...










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  1. KokopelliApril 2, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    Looks pretty idyllic Keith, what's that sticking out the front of the Flying Tortoise.....a winch?
    Cheers

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  2. KevinApril 2, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    Gorgeous place.

    Time to fit out some square-riggers and reopen the Shipping Company. After all, there's still a perfectly good wharf, with steel tracks no less.

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  3. Andolphus GreyApril 2, 2014 at 7:15 AM

    Glad you are taking up the slack posting pretty pictures. We don't want the Internet to feel the lack.

    Sure beats freedom camping at a Walmart.

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  4. JocelynApril 2, 2014 at 8:15 AM

    I know I am being fanciful but what are those vapour trails in photo three?!

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    1. The Flying TortoiseApril 2, 2014 at 8:25 AM

      There was a UFO in the area at the time.
      They'd called in for coffee and those lines could their waving goodbye rays. Either that or the sun on the camera lens.
      Never stop being fanciful...

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    2. ErikaApril 2, 2014 at 8:48 PM

      Despite the fact being a flying tortoise you finally missed James Cook. But now you have the chance meeting nowadays people and even UFOs.

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  5. Licorice AllsortApril 2, 2014 at 8:54 PM

    What a wonderful isolated place... A 'must' to visit.

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  6. Island Woman MJApril 3, 2014 at 3:58 AM

    Stunning simple beauty, freedom camping at its height. I don't think missing Cap'n Cook was a bad thing, he was funny about freedoms. Reminds me of some stretches of Northern California's Coast.

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  7. Alicja FenigsenApril 3, 2014 at 4:39 AM

    wonderful place! did You say bokomaru?

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  8. UnknownApril 3, 2014 at 4:44 AM

    Beautiful! I must visit This is going on my bucket list!

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  9. LoisApril 3, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    I just checked Tokomaru on Google Earth, gorgeous place. Glad you are having fun. We're preparing for gardening and clearing a building spot for a tiny studio just now. Take Care Keith

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