Flying Fox Guesthouse
The Flying Fox is a wonderfully eclectic place to stay up the Whanganui River on the west bank near Atene. It is linked to the River Road by a cable car over the river, the eponymous
"flying fox". The buildings have been created over the years by the owners and it combines rustic charm with most of the modern amenities you'd expect. Plus a big dose of peace and quiet. We spent our
first night of travels there (conveniently Valentines Day) and returned with our US friends Jeff and Amy the following week.
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Visit One - 14/02/08
View across to the Flying Fox
The cable car
Part way over the river
Atene just upriver
Looking back towards the road
Tonight we are in the "Brewhouse", originally built for that purpose
The river always carries a lot of logs down from the heavily wooded stretches upriver
Haven't used one of these in a while, but they stock some good LPs to play
Billy, always friendly
Some rare rain this summer
Cableway drive mechanism
Visit Two - 21/02/08
This time we were in the larger ? house, named for a Whanganui River poet
Billy gets more love
Workshop
River Avon
Jeff, Amy and Tracy opted to paddle part of the way down to Wanganui
One of several jetboats plying the river
"Gypsy caravan", bijou accomodation
Hottub (with a little work)
Bird trapped in the store
© Tim Cooke 2008
