At the pointy end
Well, after more than 40 years I finally made it to Cape Reinga yesterday. A spiritual experience? Not quite, but still very grand. It's the sort of place that helps put things in perspective - in other words it makes you feel kinda insignificant.So, for a brief few minutes around 7pm me and the Girlie were the two northenmost people in the country, after a day that had taken in Kerikeri, Waitangi, Manganui, Matai Bay for a swim and finally the last 100k hike to the top.
And then home in time for, well, midnight. Here's a pic I took.
I have a feeling the holidays are drawing to a close, but being unemployed I'm not quite sure what that will mean or how and when it will happen for me.
posted by Rob O'Neill at 2:31 PM
4 Comments:
Mate, you should know that Cape Reinga is not New Zealand's most notherly point - North Cape is (http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/1/en). Call me pedantic, but call me!
Don't you dare call me pedantic but can uroskin demonstrate that on that day, at that time, there were actually people on North Head to make the original comment wrong?
There may have been people at the DOC station on Raoul island in the Kermadecs for all I know. But I take your point that I don't know that and tehrefore your assumption in your post may have been correct. But based more on faith than science, I'd say. :)
Hey Uro, anonymous wasn't me. Your point, or Cape, is taken.
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