Quirky Woods is paradise. One arrives in Maketu through a pleasant but nonetheless agricultural region with kiwi farms all around. The final few miles past mudflats to the town beach are nice enough but nothing to write home about. This all changes when you turn off the road down the track to Quirky Woods. It is a small verdant valley full of trees and flowers and sounds of almost jungle like quality. Birds and butterflies and the cries of peacocks abound. Little ponds and vineyards, amazing trees and bamboo, neatly tended grass, thick almost primary forest and shrub land, all make Quirky Woods an oasis of peace and discovery. Simon and Charlotte then meet you as old friends and with Mojo their great dane take you down to the cabin in the woods 80 metres away from their house and the other rooms. It's a wonderful place to relax and perfect for a real get away. Damn! I'm not allowed to write anymore. I haven't even started on the wonder of Newdicks beach. Honestly. Don't miss this gem.