We took advantage of a couple of days of lovely weather and headed to Kerikeri where the Motor Caravan Association has a park that backs onto a section of native bush. Just metres behind the bush is Rainbow Falls.
We decided to have a long walk and began by walking beside the river to Kerikeri Basin. This takes about an hour. We usually have coffee at the Honey House Cafe but it was closed, as was the Stone Store and Kemp House. (It looked like a problem with drains.)
The gardens at Kemp House were beautiful as usual.
Since our favourite cafe was closed we went across to the one that used to be called the Pear Tree. A pear tree outside was planted by the missionaries that lived at Kemp House. We couldn't complain about the coffee, cakes or the peaceful setting.
This old blacksmith's shed dates back to the mission days.
Next we wandered around, inside and out, the old church on the hill overlooking the basin. On our way up the road we spotted a path leading into bush and decided to explore.
This track (with archaeological remains) took us along the southern side of the river to Kerikeri, where we had lunch. Then we doubled back to the bypass, crossed over the river and walked back to Rainbow Falls. Quite a long walk.
After two sunny days, the following day was cloudy. We had to head home anyway and took the backroad through Twin Bridges, a road with native bush, farmland, and the Twin Bridges. 😊
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