North Island Field Tour

The day before flying up to Auckland for a field trip down in Waikato with my farm management class Jo, Tom and me checked the coming weeks forecast which showed an awesome window of sunshine and a perfect swell which was going to hit Northlands West Coast! So we pulled the plug on the field trip and decided to chase this swell up the coast of the North Island to a place called Te Werahi Bay an exposed, isolated and uncrowded location west of Cape Reinga! With our Cell phones turned off and a full tanks gas we left Auckland for a mission to the Far North to a place we had never been before with limited money and food. It was a total mission just to get there...But the best ones usually are!

The first stop before leaving Auckland was Ultimate surf shop for some advice and then a quick shred a Albany Bowl!

Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh

Good visibility and plenty to see!

The Snappers would follow you around like dogs this place is awesome!

Crayfish 

Cheeky blue cod 

Jo chilling with the Gat after the Dive

Trek into Ti Point for a rock climb

Gearing up for our Climb :)

What an awesome place to climb right on the coastline! 

First ever Outdoor Climb! Buzzing!

Jackson abseiling down after setting the anchor at the top

High Tide didn't stop us from getting around the corner to climb an amazing Arch!

Eyeing up the Arch...this place is crazy!

Jackson lead climbing the Arch to set the Anchor....Just Wow!

Photo of the Day! What an amazing climb! Go Jacko!!

Stoked!!!

The view from the top! Success

Taking a breath of fresh air after a challenging climb at Ti Point

Matai Bay, Karikari Peninsula 

Divetime! Stingray camoflaged in the sand

Pufferfish stoked as

Finally got dinner :)

Sunset at Shipwrecks Bay, Ahipara

Our home for the night camping on 90 mile Beach

Found The Bluff after following our nose down so many forestry tracks

Te Paki Sand Dunes

Leap of Faith

Cape Reinga

Te Werahi Trek

What an amazing place!

The boys stoking on the surf!!

Finally made it to Te Werahi after the 30min trek in...Soo worth it!

Offshore, Warm Water, Clear Visibility and soo many waves! Saw a shark too...Crazy Surf!

Yewww

Shakka paddling into a goody!

We Scored! Froth levels through the roof!

Trek but up the hill was even better than coming down! Everyone buzzing after an awesome surf and the views even more breath taking with the sun fading below the horizon!

Pancake Rocks Langs Beach

Hide tide Rock Climbing, Ding Bay

Kaipara West Coast Mission

Bethells Beach, Wild West

Oneills Pumping!

Free Range Kids

What a trip! Definitely worth the mission to the top of the North Island to surf the unknown at Te Werahi and the adventures we had along the way made the trip! Every adventure is worthwhile and I cant wait for the next one to come!