Bay of Islands and Cape Reinga

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Went on a 3-day tour to the north of the North Island - hit 90 mile beach (which is actually only about 65 miles long) and dominated at Sand Surfing. Cape Reinga is the most northerly point of NZ and is where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific. Very picturesque and gave us a few days away when we didn't get battered every night.

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Photos

Swimming with Dolphins
...in their natural environment, except we weren't allowed to swim with them because there were babies in the pod and they were too quick to get a decent snap.

The power of 90 mile beach
....this car was left unattended for about 30 minutes the week before this snap was taken. Incoming tide meant it was too late to get the car off the beach.

Sand Surfing
Dominated by Team Handsome - although Caspar is well ahead of the other 2, he started half way down, because he was too scared. He was also found guilty of steroid abuse at the compulsory post-surfing urine test.

Cape Reinga
Stunning views of the most northerly point of New Zealand. The group who were here the previous day couldn't see anything at all due to the weather. Fortunately, Caspar is a very close acquantance of the god of weather - Great Beard of Zeus - so he put a word in for us.