On our fourth day in NZ we woke up and went to the Rapaura Water gardens. Rapaura means running water and the area is a span of 65 acres of manicured nature...reminded me of a spa a little bit. The area is on volcanic soil so the plants growing are stunning. It was AMAZING as it was a huge private garden and best of all, very secluded, you had to go on a windy dirt road for about an hour in the mountains to see it. Below are some pictures of my favourite flowers etc...
Inside the gardens there were hikes, we did one and came across a beautiful waterfall. The water was freezing but we couldn't resist the temptation to put our toes in!
Here the girls are being mermaids!
After the gardens we got into the car and drove over to the west side of NZ to enjoy some of their beaches. Here we were going crazy about the green water and blue mountains (the water looked slime green so these pictures don't really do it justice)
Ice cream on Waiomu beach!
Here the girls are collecting sand from both beaches. They were pretty excited about it. Below is a black sand beach called Muriwai.
Our camera ran out of batteries around here so the rest are taken with the phone!
On this rock a bunch of crabs were walking around. My girls were not very happy! After the black sand beach we got dinner and headed down to Auckland for the night and the last day.
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That waterfall was gorgeous!!
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