Days 84-88 Northland - Part 2

March 21, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

Not very surprisingly while moving further north there are more waterfalls and walks. Starting the day with the beautiful Rainbow Falls:

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Next stop on the Mahinepua Peninsula for a nice walk along the cliffs:

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And finishing the day on 90 Mile Beach with a sunset:

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During the day the 90 Mile Beach reveals its featurelessness, which makes it very interesting for adventurous drivers to go down the ramp and drive on the beach. I would not do that of course, would I?

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Anyway it's apparently a must-do to visit the northernmost point of NZ and that is Cape Reinga, where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean crushing into each other. Impressive or so they say, I couldn't see much of it, maybe because it wasn't windy enough.

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South of Cape Reinga are the Te Paki Sand Dunes:

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Now which road can I take down again? The same highway would be quite boring, wouldn't it? Let's see in the next part...


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