90 Miles Beach to Kauri Coast

Tapotupotu bay campsite - sunrising soon.. We are leaving Cape Reinga today, traveling back south to Waipoua Forest..

All the avocados you want! Of course, please pay in the box :)

Avos has become one of our favourite breakfast, one spoonful of avo with a dot of nutella.. mmm yums...

Here we are at the 90 Miles Beach... Gosh endless beach, as its name suggest 90miles = 144.84KM long...

Just staring at the works of god.. When can we see these long spread of clean, uncrowded beach again?

Sand dunes everywhere

Giant Kauri Staircase @ Ancient Kauri Kingdom 

A staircase inside a tree??! These amazing ancient kauri trees carving and sculptures were kauri trees which were recovered from the deep ground, buried for hundred/thousand of years.

The tree climber =)

We are here at Waipoua Forest, home to Tane Mahuta, king of the forest and the largest remaining kauri tree in the country. The 1500 year old Tane Mahuta is 51.5 metres tall, with a girth of 13.77 metres. The second and third largest kauri trees can also be found in the Waipoua Forest: Te Matua Ngahere and the McGregor Kauri.

The Four Sisters

Look how tiny we are... 

Te Matua Ngahere ( Father of the Forest), the oldest Kauri Tree, 2000 years old!

It is a great walk short walk to marvel at these giant ancient trees... Imagine the Maoris using these trees to make canoe and build houses. Now we learn a little of about this land.. Really sometimes we wonder, how much do we know about our own homeland? What is the largest tree in our tropical forest? Tourism Malaysia please provide more information to tourists and locals alike~~ Or maybe we should start seeing more of our homeland when we're back! =)