Piha - Muriwai - Ambury Farm

Vi fik tørret vores ting i solen, inden vi kørte videre mod Muriwai Beach, hvor vi skulle se Muriwai Gannet Colony. Det var en times kørsel nordpå ad små, snoede veje.

På vejen dertil stoppede vi ved Kitekite-vandfaldet, som var en lille times gåtur frem og tilbage i meget smukke omgivelser. Her så vi bl.a. også kæmpe ål!

Derefter kørte vi videre for at se den spektakulære gannetkoloni af fugle. Det var så fascinerende at kigge på og lytte til. Vi endte med at stå og kigge på fugle i en times tid! Det havde jeg ikke lige regnet med. Men virkelig smukke fugle.

Vi skyndte os at køre i retning mod Auckland, hvor vi satte vores telt op i solnedgangen ved en farm camp.

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We dried our things in the sun before driving on towards Muriwai Beach, where we were going to see the Muriwai Gannet Colony. It was about an hour’s drive north along small, winding roads.

On the way there, we stopped at the Kitekite Waterfall, which was about an hour’s round trip on foot through beautiful surroundings. There, we also saw huge eels!

After that, we continued to see the spectacular gannet colony. It was so fascinating to watch and listen to. We ended up standing there watching the birds for about an hour! I definitely hadn’t expected that. But they were truly beautiful birds.

We hurried on towards Auckland, where we set up our tent at sunset at a farm camp.Read more