My trip to the Cavalli islands, upper north island, NZ
I recently did a trip to the Cavalli islands, at the far north of New Zealand, staying at Matauri Bay Campsite and doing day trips either from the site, or a short drive away. This is a summary of that trip, the links take you to a short video showing the path we took and a few photos from each trip.
In total, 122.8 km paddled and walked, about 1900KM driven, at 8.2l/100km, a bit over 24 hours on the road spread over two days. The Cavallis are a beautiful place, and I want to come back at a time when we have half a metre or so of swell to get into all the caves and passageways I couldn’t see this time. I did, however, see all the areas I was hoping to see, and overall the trip was great fun, and well worth the travel. Day 1, Rock gardening from Matauri bay west, 17.9 km www.relive.cc/view/vrqDpNRpKLqDay 2, Outer Cavalli islands, 28.1 KM www.relive.cc/view/v36AGRY9KZvDay 3, Southern Cavalli islands, 22.4km www.relive.cc/view/vYvE2nLm5GODay 4, Pekapeka bay and the duke’s nose, 21.6km walked and paddled www.relive.cc/view/vevY37V5KJ6Day 5, Motukawanui walk and snorkel, 14.2 km, not including swimming. www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eZ8eVKqDay 6, northern cavalli islands, including a swim and snorkel, 18.6km www.relive.cc/view/vPOpDKPVwRO
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