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A not-so-fun hike with great views and a closed track.

After my full-day boat tour, I embark on a full-day bus tour. We start at 7 AM because the journey to New Zealand's northernmost point is quite far. Our bus driver is named...

Today was not the last day, but the last day with my planned route. Okay, yes, I still have the car for a few more days and Auckland is still coming. But this was the last time...

Sand Sliding - the largest sand dunes in New Zealand.

So the plan was actually beach hopping today. Well, I woke up right by the sea at sunrise. I then made some phone calls and cooked. I accidentally made pesto pasta for an entire...

Phew... it looked quite different yesterday! It's gray, windy, rainy, and cool. How unpleasant. Today, we're heading towards 90 Mile Beach. Check-out time at most places is...

Cape Reinga

Morning Pic We wake up with the seagulls dancing on our roof. Which is not a problem, as we get to see the sunrise because of it. Plus, there are plenty of big...

In Ahipara, one of THE surfing hotspots, we hope for a bit of sun, but unfortunately we only get fog and rain. Anyone can have a beach with a blue sky, but we think that a beach...

Morning Pic Wir wachen wieder mit dem Dröhnen der Brandung auf und Frühstücken mit Blick auf die Tapotuputo Bay. Neben uns machen sich Einheimische...

To tell the story of that day I have to go back a long way and don't even know where to start. It's best to first describe the campsite, which is actually not a campsite at all,...

Morning Pic After a good night's sleep, we start our last long tour towards the north. Our destination is Cape Karikari, a peninsula about 100 km before Cape Reinga,...

'Northland' of New Zealand is everything north of Auckland. We have been to the New Zealand North Island 4 times so far, but only managed to visit Northland twice. And we were...

Painting

Our rainy drive up north

Next, our path led us to Picton, where we were surprised by a colony of stingrays during a walk. Afterwards, we left the North and headed to Kaikoura. Kaikoura is located in a...

We made it - Cape Reinga Lighthouse Finally sun on the beach

While travelling up the westcoast of the Northland we still try to grasp the beauty of the nature, the friendliness of the people and the fact that we only have 4 weeks left.