Saturday, March 29, 2008

Castle Point

 This is Steve (Kiwi) and Ivi (German) as we are climbing around the sea cliffs towards a cave at Castle Point. We spent the day surfing in the beautiful blue waters of the cove, and spent the night down the road just off of the beach. We lit a little camp fire and played cards into the night by the light of my head lamp. As we crawled into our sleeping bags and rolled over to say good night, I looked at my watch, only to realize it was 8pm!

  This is the hike across the beach to the light house, which was apparently the last man operated light house in New Zealand.

  
This was one of my favorite finds, it reads home of the lost souls. Need I say more, the monument itself says it all.
This beautiful ocean scape was only fifteen feet from where we slept. The waves were monstrous, I kept dreaming I would be swept up by the sea.

  
This incredible sight is Castle Rock, and the view from above. The bay you are looking at in the first photo is where some of the best surfing takes place. I only hope it isn't a popular place for sharks!

Takin' a rest after a long hike to the top of the world.

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