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even in bad weather, a trip ... the Waitekere-Ranges

Hello diary,

So sometimes I come from New Zealand as a large amusement park. Around every corner awaits a new attraction. If you throw a stone, so this ends up in some mountain stream, including waterfall in a jungle or on a prime stretch of beach. From one of the places I want to tell now.

Sunday morning: the latest wounds are licked by Fie's Party, the head is again halfway clear. It is time to do something. Short decided to find 9 adventurous people at a car rental. This time, a National Park controlled west of Auckland, in the name of the 'Waitakere Ranges National Park intercepted. He is only 30 minutes drive from the center exclaims, is thus practically on the doorstep. The guide promises rugged beaches, wild waterfalls and hiking trails and even local vending.

Piha from the air ... the loewenkopffoermige rock in the middle of the picture by the way means "Lion Head" and is 101m high.

And he did not lie. After the starting point Piha, a surfing hotspot in New Zealand, driven, we immediately begin the exploration of the terrain. A picture book beach compels immediately to the tried and true into your pockets, past the sandwiches, apples for the camera. It also recognizes the same, why is this surfing WHOLE capitalized. The waves are huge and break with great force. They created over the millennia coves and rock formations where you absorbed the camera in your pocket.

man, as on Ruegen ... (almost) spare

the battery, a walk to the South decided. From the walk quite fast, a small climb, because of the well-paved trail ends at once. From then on we Krauch actually only around on all fours on the rocks. The arduous route takes us to a beach, the effort is definitely worth it. Here the waves have a gap (gap) in the rock. Roaring "explode" the waves here, the surf is a bit more brutal than the other beach.

great gigantic, Egon ...

If you want to swim, you must be either "David Hasselhoff in red shorts" or be damned good nerves have. Or you're a penguin. The romp on here, no doubt, to just not home. Maybe they have but also the big fat seal seen in the blue sweater on the beach and fled. Well, who knows? On the way back again Jenny sniffs at every plant that is within reach of the trail. I wonder if the bees Jenny takes away all the work here, by all plants pollinated by nose. Is that even an intervention into the nature of New Zealand as the import of sheep? Hmm, the next few years will show ...'s

The Schnueffeltante at work

Back in Piha to the beach will now be explored in the other direction. After a short walk the walk seems to come to an abrupt end. A knee-high river flows into the sea here, right on the beach ... so great, that's pretty good. "Crazy-Michael" and "Danger-Basti" do not think about withdrawing. You want to cross the river jumping way and take a few steps starting. A few steps too little, because after seeming flight phase is an accidental landing - in the water. With wet socks, the conquest of nature is celebrated. But not for long. The rest of the troops to stay on the other side wants to turn back even now. Oh great - the bravery is not rewarded, a little pull bedröppelt Michael and I made the shoes to the river to the now classic way cross.

class flight, landing only at the (bottom left) has worked before

The car is an isolated village (Karekare) is controlled, that deserves this description really. A narrow mountain road the only access point, no cell phone reception, and running water are familiar with the here determined only by river. This time we go in a few steps into the woods to visit the local waterfalls.

... cold clear water

We examine the falls, which can glow again adopt the cameras, then we However, from the forest, because it's getting dark. The sunset will finally be seen on the beach. The relatively dense cloud cover prevented then a spectacular sunset. The beach is beautiful however, and infinitely far. In the summer a lot going on here is determined, we think, and head for the trip home.

then until the summer ...