Freedom camping near Norsewood

Ormondville station - done up and used as accommodation - you sleep in little railway huts and the platform buildings are kitchen/lounge

Norwegian style carved trolls at Norsewood

Porangahau Beach

Cape Turnagain from Herbertville

Longest place name in NZ and the world

Waihi Falls - not much water going down

We are freedom camped near Norsewood in the Tararua region. Today we did a major (7hour) road trip loop to some remote beach settlements along remote roads. Yesterday we 'did' Norsewood.  The settlements here are named for the Scandinavians who were the pioneers in this region.