The Bridge to Nowhere and the Whanganuti River
What a fantastic couple of days!
We caught the Jet Boat up the river to look at the Bridge to Nowhere - a magnificent ride up this most scenic river. Deep in the gorge with sides 100 - 200 feet above us and such lush vegetation.
The Bridge is a very substantial concrete stucture built in the early 1930's when there were 43 farmers needing road access to get their produce out. Before the Bridge was finished the Great Depression struck and all the farmers were forced to go and so the Bridge....goes nowheer.
We stayed the night at the Lodge which is set quite beautifully high above the river but with views north and south along it. Mountains surround and it must be one of the most serene places we have ever seen.
The next day we canoed the 25k from the lodge to the Pipiriki village. 5 hours in the canoe, several rapids to negotiate and we never capsized although shipped quite a bit of water!
It was one of the best experiences ever!!
We caught the Jet Boat up the river to look at the Bridge to Nowhere - a magnificent ride up this most scenic river. Deep in the gorge with sides 100 - 200 feet above us and such lush vegetation.
The Bridge is a very substantial concrete stucture built in the early 1930's when there were 43 farmers needing road access to get their produce out. Before the Bridge was finished the Great Depression struck and all the farmers were forced to go and so the Bridge....goes nowheer.
We stayed the night at the Lodge which is set quite beautifully high above the river but with views north and south along it. Mountains surround and it must be one of the most serene places we have ever seen.
The next day we canoed the 25k from the lodge to the Pipiriki village. 5 hours in the canoe, several rapids to negotiate and we never capsized although shipped quite a bit of water!
It was one of the best experiences ever!!
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