Aotearoa/Neuseeland/New Zealand

new fascinating views every day

At the beach of Whitianga

in the streets of Whitianga According to Māori legend, the Polynesian navigator and explorer Kupe landed in the Whitianga area ,which gave the entrance to the natural harbour of Whitianga Harbour the name Whitianga-a-Kupe. In the language of Māori "whitianga" means passage or ford. For decades Whitianga was the port city for the export of wood to numerous countries, e.g. Norway, France or Italy. It used to be a centre for the processing of flax, wood from kauri trees, boat building, mining and the extraction of rubber.

a journey into the jungle and to very special trees,on the 309 road 309 Road a 22 km long gravel road between Coromandel and Whitianga. It winds from Coromandel, on the west side of the Coromandel Peninsula, over the mountains to Whitianga, on the east side. the legend says the road got its name: because it used to take 309 curves on the road, or because horse-drawn carriages used to take 309 minutes to drive on them

on foot on the exploration of the jungle

on foot on the exploration of the jungle we passed this waterfall it is called: Waiau Falls here the Waiau Fall plunges over a rock face into a pool. It's a great place to swim.

view to the Kauri trees The Kauri tree is an evergreen tree that grows to heights of 30 to 50 metres and has a trunk diameter of 1 to 4 metres. The allegedly largest kauri tree is said to have existed in Tararu Creek on the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula with a trunk diameter of 8.5 meters and a circumference of 27 meters and had been about 4,000 years old.

The Square Kauri a very special tree The Square Kauri is an approximately 1,200 year old Kauri tree (Agathis australis). it belongs to the 15th largest Kauri. one side of the square measures about 2.5 meters Its unusually square trunk means that it is not cut down.

view into the crown of the Kauri, which today reaches a growth height of 30 to 50 metres.

Even a very special tree The Siamese Kauri is a Kauri tree (Agathis australis) that grows in Kauri Grove. The tree takes its name from the double trunk, a natural phenomenon.

in the morning before take-off for an excursion to the Catedral Cove

on the trip near the cooks beach

view to Mercury Bay

we are approaching Catedral Cove

good morning sunshine excellent weather today and a coastal landscape of impressive charm

here it is the tunnel or the cathedral

The Catedral Cove Cathedral Cove is a bay in the reserve Te Whanganui-A-Hei It is famous for the cathedral cave. It connects the bays of Mare's Leg Cove and Cathedral Cove like a tunnel. This natural tunnel and the white sandy beach create a South Sea feeling. at low tide you can walk through the tunnel well at high tide, caution is required

such views increase my pulse by a few beats in each case South Seas feeling is not far away view of the Te Hoho Rock, with imagination you can recognize a woman's face