Saturday, July 07, 2007

Cape Reinga

Debo tests her Rally skills on some of the unsealed roads around Cape Reinga

Beni, Pee-sac and Jeni at Cape Reinga lighthouse

Cape Reinga is the most northerly accessible point on North Island and is believed, by Maori, to be the "place of leaping", where the spirits of the dead depart. The spirits reach Cape Reinga along 90 mile beach (actually 64 miles approx. long) a wide band of sand running straight along the west side of the peninsula, before departing.

Again, Cape Reinga has some stunning views and you can see where the waves of Tasman Sea meet the swirling currents of the Pacific Ocean in a "boiling cauldron of surf" (like a big swirl in the water).

1 comment:

Ross Vernal said...

Acht. Where next? Coromandel has this amazing hostel run by this crazy mad wumman that youse would love! Or you could stop in Waipu for the Bagpiper Mural. Which is almost as dull as their clock museum......