The last two days pretty much sum up what NZ is all about: Yesterday it was raining cats and dogs in the morning, billions of liters of water pouring from the sky. Two hours later, shortly before lunchtime, it clears up all of a sudden for a perfectly warm and sunny day. Cathedral Cove at its best. :-) Unfortunately I hurt my left middle finger so no more surf action for the next days. :-( Today a similar picture: Cloudy in the morning, forecast said rains and thunderstorm - we got blue sky and sunshine all day. We went to the Lost Spring in Whitianga in the afternoon - brilliant. A number of outdoor thermal pools in a "junglestyle" environment, perfect relaxation. You can fart under water and nobody will notice. :-) :-) :-) Lovely. Now I have to catch the sunset at Hahei Beach, be back later. Two words of advice before I go: We cannot recommend "The Grange" restaurant at Hahei Beach, overpriced uninspired cuisine. And I would also not really recommend ...