After 3 days of renovation in the childhood home of our host, it's Friday, so the weekends! We are invited by Jason (Canadian travelers who works with us farm) to a party at his home in Bayly's Beach ... All happy, we enjoy the BBQ meat local juggling prowess of Matt & Joe ( Kumaran Circus), the band live, and meeting with locals and other backpackers ...
One night in the car, a little cool bath in the Tasman Sea, and we drive north, eager to discover the Northland. We have only two days before us, so we decided reluctantly not to go to the peninsula (Ninety Mile Beach, Cape Reinga ...)
Waipoura First stop at the Forest to admire his trees mythic Kauris . Some have more than 2000 years, they are really huge and stunning beauty!
Small picnic Hokianga Harbour, then follow the Ngawha hot springs, hot springs directly from the bowels of the earth. Several Whirlpool, 25 to 40 degrees, gorged sulfur.
Directorate Paihia, "capital" of the famous Bay of Islands "(promotional video click here), or we put our tent in a campground on the edge of the ocean. And yes, we changed our side, we are on the Pacific now!
Sunday morning, our first desire is to discover the islands, 144 in total. But how? We do not want to spend a day packed with 50 other tourists on a cruise ship ... For the same price, we rent a small boat! Loïc will drive perfectly ...
We'll navigate the bay, not knowing where we are! The islands are beautiful, the sea is calm, the sun shines ... We returned with 30 minutes late, and very friendly owner greets us before the start sulking ... We left the bay (see map we traveled along the coast from Cape Brett ) while we had no right! It was very sheepish, our goal was not to go that far! In all cases we took advantage ...
Following the two nights respectively in the car and the tent, we find a beautiful aparthotel (Pacific appointment ) desert, where we rented a room for the night to minimum price, because here is still spring. The view is superb, and we use and abuse of spa, pool and private beach!
Monday morning, the last day off, via Auckland to retrieve our car ...
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