Our backpacker in Paihia. Not bad actually.
Waited outside our backpacker waiting for bus from Greatsight to fetch us for the tour.
First stop, 5 min walk to view the big Kauri tree
Tea break stop at "taipa" meaning "first touch"
Long bus Journey to Cape Reinga
We were told that Cape Reinga = Place of hidden spirit
Taken from Wikepedia
According to mythology, the spirits of the dead travel to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife to leap off the headland and climb the roots of the 800 year old pohutukawa tree and descend to the underworld to return to their traditional homeland of Hawaiki, using the Te Ara Wairua, the 'Spirits' pathway'. At Cape Reinga they depart the mainland. They turn briefly at the Three Kings Islands for one last look back towards the land, then continue on their journey.
A spring in the hillside, Te Waiora-a-Tāne (the 'Living waters of Tāne'), also played an important role in Māori ceremonial burials, representing a spiritual cleansing of the spirits, with water of the same name used in burial rites all over New Zealand. This significance lasted until the local population mostly converted to Christianity, and the spring was capped with a reservoir, with little protest from the mostly converted population of the area. However, the spring soon disappeared and only reappeared at the bottom of the cliff, making the reservoir useless.
Sandboarding at Te Paki Stream but we did not play...
90 mile beach. Drive on it while low tide.
Bus on 4 wheel drive
Simply love this tour!
The scenery was awesome! Super nice!
At some Kauri Factory or what. We ate ice cream there. Things made from Kauri tree were ex.
Famous Fish and Chips?!!!
The guide told us that the number 1 fish and chips from here!
We all bought it. We did not have time to consume the fish and chips from the restaurant. We packed and ate it on bus. Hmm, fish and chips wrapped in paper.
Fish n chips NZ 8.00
Tartar sauce NZ1.50
I am no fan of fish and chips..and ya to me, nothing special about this pack.
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1. Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach Tour, NZ 107.10
