March 25, 2014
It seems as if we have seen all that we want to see
and I dare say it is starting to get a little repetitive. So I threw in a couple of new words in the
title to make it sound more interesting (ha ha).
We’ve been to yet another cave – The Waipu Caves -
where we saw some eels swimming about in the shallow water. And we walked to another waterfall – Piroa
Falls - which actually doesn’t qualify as a waterfall but fits more into the
description of a cascade*. We love to
be outdoors so even though it doesn’t make for a terribly exciting blog, it
does fill our days quite nicely.
After picking up a brochure at the i-site in
Whangerai I became quite enthralled with the Fairy Terns. So today, we went on the hunt for the New
Zealand Fairy Tern hoping to see one of the 43 remaining birds. This expedition took us up to the Papakanui
Spit and despite our best efforts, we came out a little disappointed. We did, however, see some of their close
cousins at our campsite this evening and I would say except for the black beaks
and feet, they look almost exactly like a Fairy Tern. FYI – Fairy Terns have yellow beaks and feet.
It will be soon time to wrap up the blog on our New
Zealand trip. In less than a week’s time,
I’ll be heading home to Canada for a short break. In the meantime, Jens will join Captain Ken
and Bob and sail across the Tasman Sea to Brisbane on SY Moonbeam which is just
now getting all spruced up at the Opua Yacht Club. I’ll catch up with Jens in Brisbane sometime
near the end of April and we’ll continue our journey traveling the Land Down
Under.
*Cascade: a small waterfall, typically one of several that
fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.
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