Before going too far, we stopped at a small little hamlet that had its own narrow-gage railroad. We didn’t try the train, but we did try out their “fish and chips.”
We also checked out some of the local crafts, as in this case a Maori long boat. This one is the real thing; it’s not just for show.
Our last blog had some video clips of our Bay of Islands cruise. This is the boat we went on. I spent most of my time up in the hull.
We left fairly early in the morning when the sun was still low in the sky.
I included a video clip of us approaching the Hole in the Rock. We were hoping to go through it, until we got closer. Then no one argued the point.
We had the opportunity to hike up to the top of one of the small islands. This is one of the views we got.
Mom found a small piece of wood from this tree (where we were at the top of the island). She wanted to document where her souvenir came from.
Then we took off for the Far North Country. This is a picture of the Pacific Ocean. My back is facing the Tasman Sea.
Turning around and we got this picture of the Tasman. (What happened to the blue water?)
There’s a cute light house at the point where the two seas meet.
The lighthouse is functional, but it is no longer manned; it is powered by solar energy.
We enjoyed the directional signs. Los Angeles was just 10,479 km north. Comforting thought.
If you look close, you can see the wave action colliding from two directions. The seas were rough and the undercurrents deadly, but what a beautiful beach!
We had a great trip, but don’t think will do it again.
Vacation is over, now we need to go back to work!
1 comment:
What a cool thing, to see where the seas meet. As though they're fighting over their domain.
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