Cape Reinga

This weekend was truly an adventure. Maura, Kevin, Joe, Henry, and I went on the three day tramping trip at the very north tip of NZ at Cape Reinga. We slept in a tent pretty tiny tent, cooked packaged food on the beach, and saw the most amazing views I think I've ever seen in my life.

Day 1. Four hours of mostly coastal walking followed by about 3 hours of ridiculous up- and down-hill.

Pitching a tent at the campsite right on the beach

Day 2.

This was the first thing we saw in the morning.

This lighthouse marks the tip of the North Island and the spot where the Maori believe the souls of the dead travel to the afterlife.

Descending from the lighthouse we came upon a beach and truly looked completely untouched.

Our unofficial campsite for night number 2.

Dinner and a light show.

Day 3.

On the last day the trip we ended with some hard core stream bashing (also known as a slow and completely exhausted 4 hours sloshing in the mud)

Lastly, on the drive home we stopped by these famous toilets which I proudly used.