We drove from Rotorua to a little town called Hahei on Friday afternoon. This little town has a hostel/resort, a cafe, and a small convenient store...and that's it. It was really nice to be away from all the people and take some time to relax on the beaches.
Friday night's sunset on the beach
Cheesy and cliche North Island tour picture
On Saturday, May 16th, we went to Hot Water Beach. When the tide is low, you can dig a hole and it fills up with really hot water. It's a small area where you can dig, so it was a little crowded, but everyone kinda joins in together to build the hot tub.
Hannah and Dejan hard at work
Mission accomplished!
We were really lucky and had PERFECT weather that day. We were able to sit on the beach in our swimsuits all afternoon and relax in the sun. After that, we took an hour hike to Cathedral Cove. The hike was all along the coast, sometimes going through NZ's native bush.
Saw this little guy along the path. New Zealand has no native mammals, all the mammals were brought here for one reason or another...or by accident.
Cathedral Cove. Made over many many many years by the power of water!
Selfie with my pal Pier!
On our hike home, we were able to see the sun set.
Enough beauty to have TWO pictures of the sun set.
On Sunday we will drive the three hours to Auckland. We will hang out there until Tuesday morning, where we will part ways. Pier, Hannah and Dejan will go back to Wellington, and I'll head to Christchurch.
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