Wednesday, February 21, 2018

To the top of the New Zealand World, Cape Reinga


From Russell we made our way along the east coast stopping daily at different free camp sites.  Free camping includes a variety of venue, from parking lots, to open fields and occasional we used Forestry sites for a small fee.  Almost without exception they were neat and tidy and some included shower and toilet facilities.  The critical thing here is to insure that if you go this route, your mode of transport is certified self-contained (toilet and water onboard). 

  It took a couple of weeks of leisurely driving and site seeing before we reached Cape Reinga which was the northern most tip of New Zealand.
 
  


We had a pleasant hike along the escarpment to find one of New Zealands oldest working lighthouses, now efficiently powered by Solar energy.






 A Travel Zodiac pointed us back to Vancouver and reminded us of just how far (6059 Nautical Miles) it was. 

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