Great Barrier Island "36:10.38S 175:21.57E"
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Mon 3 Feb 2014 12:44
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We've moved up to the very beautiful Great Barrier
Island, pop c900 - so named by Captain Cook (although he never landed) becaue it
forms a barrier protecting the Auckland area from the Pacific. It really is a
delightful place with wonderful scenery, fascinating history, great wildlife,
quiet roads and nice people. Paradise - and yet most New Zealanders have
never visited.
Here are a few photos to give you a
taste:
 Above is Fitzroy Harbour on the west coast looking
south; VS just behind the little island in the left middle
distance.
Below is the view looking to the north east from
the top of Mount Hobson/Hirakimata over the Okiwi swamp with one of NZ's best
but least visited surf beaches in the distance:
 Below, VS in Whangaparapara Harbour with skyline
reminiscent of Ua Pou in French Polynesia:
 Half of the crew takes a well-earned rest in a
hotpool after a hot tramp through the bush:
 And the same half of the crew, this time sporting
her new Specsavers bifocal sunglasses, at Medlands Beach on the eastcoast -
another empty surf beach:
 Just a taste; more following.
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