Trip to Northland - getting to the Bay of Islands!

Starting in Whangarei to visit the boardwalk amongst Kauri trees

The crew next to a Kauri

Stop along the magnificent Tutukaka coast, this is how you get to the light house. 

Had to U-turn 'cause of high tide!

 The carrots "sont cuites"

 Tutukaka

 Jupming the ferry in Opua to reach Russell, formerly the equivalent of the Tortuga Island of Pirates of the Carribbean (i.e. lots of lawless individuals used to live there)!

 Mano setting camp

 No I did not copy paste this from a brochure about the French Riviera...

 Late swim for Mano at Long beach, Russell

Apero!

Trip to Northland - Winding around the east coast

The tablet trying to find a free wifi in Whangarei

Trying out bodyboard at Uretiti Beach

 Stopping in the shade in the warm hours at the Waipu caves

Ending day 2 in Whangarei

 Whangarei Falls

Trip to Northland 2

First stop "above" Auckland: Warkworth

 Setting camp at Sandspit

Road trip to Northland 1

Sculpture garden - Tauwhare, on the way to the 'land.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

Where we learn from The Great Tatami

One Republic - Counting stars

01/01

 Happy New Year

 Wishing all of you a beautiful year to come

From rocks to caves to sands!

Mangaokewa gorge

Mangapohue natural bridge

Piripiri caves

Marokopa falls

Limestone bluff, on the road to Marokopa

Marokopa beach (and sea creature)

Kawhia

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Looking for hot sands

Low tide hot springs, Te puia, Kawhia