Today we went to the very northern tip of NZ, Cape Reinga, where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet. Like almost everywhere else we have been, it is strikingly beautiful.
This is a lumpy American guy sand surfing. The dunes are other-worldly, and went on and on. The Kiwis were very forward minded, and in the 1940s started an aggressive planting program to prevent erosion of the northern 100 miles of NZ. There is a planted forest 8 km x 40 km along the windward side of this long sand spit, that now povides protection and lots of timber. Ah..... a forward thinking government.
Castaway, before the dramatic weight loss.
This is the actual meeting point of the the two seas, and in big weather the waves meet and create 3 meter flumes. While the pictures are striking, they never capture the incredible majesty of the actual landscape. We feel fortunate to be experiencing all of this.
Today we went to the very northern tip of NZ, Cape Reinga, where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet. Like almost everywhere else we have been, it is strikingly beautiful.
This is a lumpy American guy sand surfing. The dunes are other-worldly, and went on and on. The Kiwis were very forward minded, and in the 1940s started an aggressive planting program to prevent erosion of the northern 100 miles of NZ. There is a planted forest 8 km x 40 km along the windward side of this long sand spit, that now povides protection and lots of timber. Ah..... a forward thinking government.
Castaway, before the dramatic weight loss.
This is the actual meeting point of the the two seas, and in big weather the waves meet and create 3 meter flumes. While the pictures are striking, they never capture the incredible majesty of the actual landscape. We feel fortunate to be experiencing all of this.
2 comments:
Hi Özlem and Rick!
Fae talked to Alan today. He told us about your blog, and we just had a look at your site. The pictures look like you are having a great time. New Zealand must be wonderful. Have a good time!
Greetings from Germany -
Love, Fae and Thomas
Sand surfing looks like fun. Forward thinking government indeed. Dan and I went were able to submit our early votes yesterday. People are so excited to get their votes in that we had to stand in line for 2 1/2 hours in order to get our turn! Everyone was very happy to wait though. Two more days... we may start working on our own NZ visas...
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