Let us start from the beginning...
I have already taken a lot of photos during our, so far, three weeks long adventure, but I haven't been able to upload them yet. So, lets start from the beginning. Enjoy :)
We had the front seats in the bus that took us from Paihia to Cape Reinga; the most northern part of New Zealand. The bus also took us for a ride on the 90 mile beach.
My sweet friend; Louise, trying sand boardning on the dunes for the first time. A LOT of fun!
First touch with the South Pacific Ocean.
Cape Reinga Lighthouse. To the left of the lighthouse you can see where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean collide. On the bench; me myself...
Beautiful!
A photo taken on our walk to the Haruru Falls in Paihia. Fredrique (from Holland), me and Louise. A 6km long walk, that we walked back and forth. So, all together 1,2miles of walking in my new hiking boots.
Haruru Falls...me and Louise.
Wai-O-Tapu, geothermal wonderland outside Rotorua. We visited this amazing place this past wednesday and it is one of New Zealand's most colourful and diverse volcanic area. It was definitely something special. There were bubbling hot and cold water pools, mud pools, volcanic craters, lakes and ever-changing colours everywhere.
Wai-O-Tapu.
Wai-O-Tapu.
Lady Knox Geyser - when she erupts.
Polynesian Spa in Rotorua. They had pools fed with hot mineral spring water that is suppose to be great for your skin. We went there be night and could enter seven different pools, between 38-42 degrees C.
Louise, taking a nice morning walk near Lake Rotorua.
We went to the Rotorua Museum, in the Goverment Gardens, Rotorua. Learned about the Mauri culture and met a Swedish guide, Roger from Piteå who let us in, for FREE :) An interesting time that resulted in.....
.....another SPA night; we bought mud masks.
We stopped at Okere Falls on our way back to Mount Maunganui. A place known for white water raffting, but we plan to do that later... So just a quick look!
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