Haruru Falls Resort Bay Of Islands Paihia

... to the other world there, through a Tapu (sacred) Pojutukawa tree growing in the cliff. It's the northern-most point of NZ, with a little lighthouse on it. It is the most beautiful place that we have ever been to:but I'm sure that's going to change fairly often! It actually took our breath away - quite literally as it was soooo windy. The weather here is so weird - one moment really rainy, then windy, then sunny and hot, then really, really cold. We ...

... from the veranda. Apart from the views of the surrounding countryside and the bay, we could see (and at night, hear) the Harura Falls - a local tourist spot. We were both tired so, after stocking up on provisions from the Woolworths supermarket (still in business!!) just down the road, we slept for a couple of hours. We stayed in in the evening with beer, wine and a steak dinner (probably the best fillet we had tasted).

... Will Actually Only Be Funny To About Four People: Because I was already at the top of the hill, it was madness and folly to walk back down to walk around to the tarmac road to the lighthouse, so I just walked down the grass at the side. Doing this in flip flops might have been an error, because at one particularly steep bit, I put a foot wrong, slid down a couple of feet and sat down very hard. I said "Ow" to no-one in ...

... 192 meters high. I was told to keep this height in mind because it could earn you a free jump of this tower. Unlucky the guide already told on the bus that the tower was 192 meters high. Bad luck this wime i thaught. When we arrived at the Skytower and we were standing outside i was still supertriggered to be the first to answer whatever question he could ask. You'll never know. Standing under a sheltered roof sheltering for the rain with the group he asked who feld like ...

... I have seen enough doplins already. but never swam with them! :-( Fortunately this has been the first two days with typical NZ weather! Today in the morning we drove up to the Mermorial of the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace ship which was shot at in the harbor of Auckland. What a o\picturesque bay it was... would have been even better if it was not that stormy outside and a bit of light ...

... erinevat klaasikunsti ja parim oli sissepääsu kõrval puidust nikerdatud rippuv mantel (160000EEK). See oli nii hästi järgi tehtud, et algul, me ei pööranudki sellele tähelepanu ja pidasime seda nagisse riputatud nahkmantliks. Kahjuks oli seal pildistamine keelatud ja neid põnevaid teoseid jäädvustada ei õnnestunud. Kohustuslik pärastlõunane õlle NZ vanimas hotellis oli omal kohal. Tagasiteel sadamasse otsustasime külastada veinimõisat. Mõis asus kauni vaatega mäe tipus, kuid kahjuks oli ...