The Far North

I’m now in the area of New Zealand called The Far North. That might sound ridiculous since I’m actually about 35.5° South of the Equator, but as they say, all things are relative. If I went further North from here, I’d have to trade in my Motorhome for a substantial boat because I could keep going North until I came to the Far Eastern Pacific Coast of Russia. If I were a nudge off on my navigation, I might hit New Caledonia which is slightly Northwest or Vanuatu which is slightly Northeast. But due North, there’s nothing but water for over 6,500 miles. So I guess I’ll turn around and head South for the next couple months. I’m also apparently further North than the Northernmost Internet service in New Zealand, so I’ll have to go South just to catch up with my posts.


Spirit Bay
I camped one night at a place called Spirit Bay. The Maori’s believe that their Spirits depart from the North end of the Island, so I suspect that has something to do with the name. There are a few other people in the campground I’m staying at. They seem to be evenly divided between Surfers and Fishermen.


This is the beach at Spirit Bay looking toward Cape Reigna (more on that later).


The beach has areas that are solid seashells.


This is the headland of the East corner of the Bay. Strangely eroded rock formations are near the upper edge of the beach.


This strange balanced boulder on the hillside looks like a large fist.


A tree near the dunes at dusk.


For awhile, it looked like there might be a nice sunset, but it sort of fizzled out at the end.