Today, on our last “fun day” of our two week road trip, we took a Kayak tour of Lake Taupo. Actually just a small part of the lake since it’s about as big as Tahoe. We paddled 16 kilometers round trip out to an amazing Maori stone carving on a sheer rock cliff. We forgot the battery to the camera so here’s a photo from out of their brochure.

Stone carvings on the wall at Lake Taupo. These are not ancient-they were done in the 1970's, but were done by a Maori master carver and are exquisitely rendered. The only way you can see them is by boat.

Later in the day, we went for a hike up the river past Huka Falls and this beautiful black swan came over to see us

Waikato river above Huka Falls

In the afternoon we took a final hike upriver from Huka Falls and then set off northbound heading back toward Whangarei and Charisma. We’re in Hamilton tonight where we started our trip and tomorrow a final four hour drive puts us home.

Then…one week from tomorrow- The Wedding!

Stay tuned.