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Paihia - Bay of Islands

From Auckland / Waiheke Island, I headed north to Pahia to visit the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the Bay of Islands, and maybe a couple of waterfalls and alpacas ...
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  • Whangarei Falls

    Whangarei Falls

    Stopped on my drive from Auckland to Paihia to see these falls (I'm a sucker for waterfalls)

  • Traditional hangi

    Traditional hangi

    My first evening in Paihia I attended a Maori Hangi and Concert on the historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds. The hangi is a traditional meal cooked for hours in a earthen pit over rocks preheated by a fire. Surpisingly moist and delicious!!!

  • Greeting the visiting chief

    Greeting the visiting chief

    Visiting chiefs would be greeted by Maori warriors who would determine the intention and character of the visiting chief by greeting them in this intense way.

  • Maori warrior greeting visiting "chief"

    Maori warrior greeting visiting "chief"

    View the video by clicking on the image above. Quite an intense "greeting" to determine the character and intention of a visiting chief ...

  • Twin Leap

    Twin Leap

    The next day, I took a day long cruise to follow the Cream Trip -- the path followed by the mail boat servicing the Bay of Islands as it dropped off mail and collected cream. First up were dolphins about 500ft ahead of the boat ...

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  • Mom's and Junior

    Mom's and Junior

    Two females watching over the adolescent in the pod ...

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  • Mail delivery

    Mail delivery

    In the old days, local farmers would separate the milk from the cream and set out the cream to be collected by the mail boat as it made its rounds.. Nowadays, the Cream Trip follows the original route and delivers mail along the way.

  • Noble Fir at Rangihoua Bay

    Noble Fir at Rangihoua Bay

    As we approached Rangihoua Bay, this lone noble fir on the top of the hill reminded me the Christmas was coming ...

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  • Lush Vegetation - Rangihoua Bay

    Lush Vegetation - Rangihoua Bay

    My first real experience with the amazingly lush vegetation of NZ! Couldn't get over the variety and vibrance!

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  • Sailboat at Anchor

    Sailboat at Anchor

    Such a picturesque cove to be anchored in ...

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  • Lush Vegetation - Urupukapuka

    Lush Vegetation - Urupukapuka

    What an amazing variety of trees (note the non-native Noble Firs brought by the missionaries)

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  • Remote beach camping -- not much on amenities, but what a beutiful spot!

    Remote beach camping -- not much on amenities, but what a beutiful spot!

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  • Cape Brett Lighthouse

    Cape Brett Lighthouse

    Crews would lower a boat from the old pier to receive supplies and then used a horse drawn tram to wheel them up to the lighthouse (until the horse got smart and would hide whenever it saw the supply boat arrive)

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  • Motukokako Is. (Hole in the Rock)

    Motukokako Is. (Hole in the Rock)

    Our final destination before heading back to Paihia. Existing hole on the right, we'll pass through. There's also a hole developing on the left ... in a few thousand years, it too will be a hole...

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  • "Hole in the Rock" - Motukokako

    "Hole in the Rock" - Motukokako

    Yep, we're taking our 48' wide boat through a 72' wide opening in a churning sea ...

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  • Through the "Hole in the Rock"

    Through the "Hole in the Rock"

    Wow, it seemed like quite the tight fit, but we scooted through!

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  • East side of Motukokako Is.

    East side of Motukokako Is.

    After we passed through the "Hole in the Rock"

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  • Rainbow Falls

    Rainbow Falls

    On the morning of my departure, I ran out to see if I could capture a shot of Rainbow Falls before the sun got too bright ... I was about 15mins late ... Beautiful falls nonetheless

    Waterfalls

  • MorePork Lodge Alpacas

    MorePork Lodge Alpacas

    On my way out, I got to meet the resident alpacas! Adorable!

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