We got up early on Sunday morning and headed north to take a tour of the far north of New Zealand. We headed to Cape Reinga. This is the northern most part and is where the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean collide. Sara and I thought it was so cool that less than a week before we say the Pacific Ocean in a very different place. On the tour, the guide taught us about Maori culture and even sang to us. It's custom to sing before and ending a trip to thank everyone for allowing the journey. We also learned about the Kauri trees. They are huge and some have been found in swamps that are over 45,000 years old! We went to a place where they make furniture and other things about of it. Our stop for lunch was at a pictureque beach. There were only a few people there and we could see the whole coast. We reached Cape Reinga and had a little time to explore. We saw the waves from the Pacific and Tasman crashing into each other. We climbed a little hit and could see for miles. I wish my camera could capture the beauty. While we were riding on the bus, I sneezed really loudly (for those of you who have heard know what I'm talking about). Everyone on the bus reacted to my sneezing. After a little while the bus driver asked who was the person who sneezed so loud. I told him my name and then he had the whole bus singing Happy B-day to me in Maori....Hari Hurito Ki a Koe Amy. He kept have the bus sing it louder and louder. We also went sledding down sand dunes at the 90Miles Beach. I went pretty fast and got sand all in my face. I went for a swim in the water to cool off.
What a great day...Farewell for now
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