To the North!

Before I arrived to New Zealand, I knew for sure that I wanted to see both northern and southern tips of this beautiful country.

Cape Reinga is the northernmost tip which can be easily accessed, but to be honest there is a place which is even more to the North.

On our way to Cape Reinga we stopped at 90 Miles Beach, which was amazingly beautiful and homogeneous beach. The endless view to the North at the beach would have taken us up to Cape Reinga, but we decided to drive there along roads since it was getting dark and we were slightly afraid of the rising tide water. With a 4WD car you can drive through the whole beach and avoid the curvy and hilly roads.

Sand surfing turned out to be a lot of fun, even though after that we had sand everywhere. It was a risk to take my phone to the dunes, but nothing happened, even though my Lumia was literally swimming in sand for couple of times.

This is 90 Miles Beach, whoa! 

A view to the North

Sunset, close to Cape Reinga

Using my Trangia for the first time

*** Day 2 ***

Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean meet here, generating big currents

The lighthouse in the horizon is at 165m altitude

Sand surfing! At the end of 90 Miles Beach you can find these massive sand dunes

Turn your head, and you'll see the inclination

Oh boy, it was windy.

The tripod attachment failed and my Lumia was smashed under my gliding surf board. Luckily nothing happened to the phone!

*** Day 3 ***

Orange farm in Keri Keri

My resistance was not enough for Jubilee (45°C)

Arai-Te-Uru Recretional Reserve

This massive Kauri tree, called Tane Mahuta, is about 2000 years old. The girth of the trunk is almost 14 meters!