The Kauri Forest – Waitpoua
On the 18th of December we moved to Miranda bird sanctuary. We rented a nice cabin and dried out all my wet diving and our camping gear. I found the books I had been looking for to identify ferns and trees in the little shop. We spent the afternoon in the hide getting some help with identifying the wading birds near to the shell banks. We then moved to Waipoua Forest on the 19th. The camp-site was in a beautiful setting but the facilities left something to be desired. I walked from the camp-site to the lookout point which was a difficult walk, muddy and a lot of exposed tree roots and I tripped on a root and lost skin, dignity and my sunglasses. I went back for the sun glasses.