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Published: October 26th 2014
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Hi people! It's been a while since I've last posted, that's because I was incredibly busy. But now I am very happy to introduce you to one of my hopefully reliable travel companion and the reason why I was busy: Moana!
According to the seller of Iranian origin there is absolutely nothing wrong with it and it's equipped with only the best breaks, camp belt, tyres, suspension and motor. Oh and naturally there is no overheat. I hope he's right, for the price of NZD 1200 I'd expect nothing less!
So I'm happy that I have sorted out my way to get round. After a couple of nights in Auckland with a wonderful family who invited me to play a bit of family touch rugby and with whom I had the honor of watching the All Blacks beat the Wallabies (completely undeserved!) I moved on further north. I'm staying in Whangarei at present (it's the second time here, on my way south), a town two hours from Auckland. Again I met heaps of lovely new people who I was able to jam with or have interesting discussions about all topics one can think of. I thought Auckland was a very
Moana
May I introduce Moana to you pretty place, but now that I'm a bit closer to nature it actually got less interesting! On my way here from Auckland I made a spontaneous decision to go see a waterfall, a 6 km gravel road trip away from any civilised place. That was incredible! As you can see in the photo I discovered a place so quiet and peaceful, sweetened with the constant chirps of birds I have not heard of back home or anywhere else. I realised that there was no place I'd rather have been than there! What a soul-soothing experience.
Coming to this place in Whangarei I noticed how much I miss my guitar and music in general. So since I'm not able to go without a guitar I will go and have to buy one sooner or later (rather sooner). Luckily there are a couple of hostels where there are guitars for public use. Combined with stunning voices some of the people I met have, I have experienced a couple of situations which gave me goosebumps..
Since I have my car I decided to go up north to the of what I've heard misty Cape Reinga. I went on a very sunny
day, so unfortunately there was no mist at all, just the huge waves that result of the collision between the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. That was very impressive to see. According to the Maori culture the Tasman Sea is representing a male part of life and the Pacific Ocean the female part, and where they collide is being thought to be the creation of life (so in other words, ocean sex : ) ).
There were a lot of people seeing this place, so I decided to go for a short hike away from the crowd. It was the right decision! I walked down to the beach and was all on my own. Thoroughly enjoyed that!
There are so many things happening here I can barely keep all the moments in my head. Personally I like to find a quiet place for a while and think about all the things that happened and that helps me realising what is going on. Time passes so quickly you forget half of the things you did or experienced if you don't reflect consciously.. So when moments like last Wednesday accur (I was sitting on a bunch of rocks
in front of a 28-metre waterfall) I usually disappear in my world of thoughts. So satisfying!
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