On Thursday morning Michaela and I decided to do a 5 km hike before dawn to the Haruru Falls. On our walk to the falls it was completely dark outside so we were able to hear the Kiwi birds (they are nocturnal) and made to the falls in time to watch the sun rise. Once we got back to the camp site we quickly packed up our stuff and the five of us headed into Paihia to go on our cruise through the Bay of Islands and to the Hole in the Rock. It was a beautiful boat ride and we were able to see many dolphins swimming alongside the boat. After seeing the Hole in the Rock we stopped for lunch in Russell which is New Zealand’s first Capital. We explored the town, checked out some art galleries and then headed back on a ferry to Paihia. From there we drove to Kaitaia where we stayed in a hostel for the night.
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Haruru Falls |
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aboard walk through a community of Mangroves |
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watching the sunrise on the hike back |
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looking out into the Bay of Islands |
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dolphins ! |
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Hole in the Rock, we couldn’t go though because it was to rough |
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in Russell, Nate and Melissa waiting for the rest of us |
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