Checking out the West Coast of Auckland.

There is a cyclone passing over the north island and the paddling will be out for a few days, Andy, Nathan and I drive over to the west coast and they show me Lyon’s rock and some cool cave and rock formations. We then check out the large gannet rookery a few miles down (or up) the coast. We then take a trek up to see Kitekite falls. It’s a short hike in the rain through a rain forest. When we get to the falls Andy strips down to his shorts and take a swim in the pool at the base of the falls. He swims in behind the falls so I can get a picture of him. The water is apparently very cold and Andy attests to this when he climbs out. His comment was something to do with shrinkage ;-) We continue up the other side of the river gorge and back to the car. Hang the rain.