Land of the Long White Cloud – Feb. 3, 2007

We had a little bit of a wait in Auckland with the rental company, but no worries. We got our camper van and headed north with our trusty GPS.

After about 5 hours (including a stop for lunch), we visited the Waipoua Kauri Forest Reserve. This is like New Zealand’s version of the redwood. We didn’t have a ton of time, but got to see “The Four Sisters” and the biggest tree in New Zealand, Tane Mahuta. Legend had it that Tane Mahuta caused a rift between Father Earth and Mother Sky and created the room for everything in between.

Afterwards we headed to Opononi to a holiday park where we had reservations, right off the beach. Pretty sweet for only the equivalent of about $22 for both of us. We slept well.

~ by jboehman on February 5, 2007.