Waipatiki Beach

Our last night in Taupo was behind us and we embarked on our journey further south, near Napier. We found a scenic lookout point we could hike to on the road to our campsite. If only I remembered where it was... The road was closed for vehicles as large chunks of the road had broken off. It was such a cute hidden gem we stumbled upon to enjoy a little snack. There were a surprising amount of blackberry bushes! We seized the day and foraged. :) There was also a surprising amount of sandflies. They seized the day and foraged, too. :(
Nasty buggers.
As soon as we arrived at our campsite, it started to rain a lot! With the first rays of sunshine about 2 hours later, a vibrant rainbow came out and lasted surprisingly long. As if to make up for the bad weather, we got the best view of the Milky Way yet!Leia mais