So this little tree is Tane Mahuta or in English "Lord of the Forest". It is massive
although Picassa won't let me open the picture with the dimensions on it so I can't amaze you with its fabulous statistics. Needless to say it avoided being chopped down by the various invaders(mostly British) and being used for firewood. It IS said to be about 2011 years old, so it was possibly a little sapling when Jesus was crucified. It is the tallest Kauri tree in the World!
Here Kathy and I are pointing out just how far we have to go to return to London from Cape Reinga, the most Northerly lighthouse in NZ. Quite interestingly, the Moari spirits when departing this Earthly, have to pass through here and clamber down the cliff towards the sea using a Pohutakawa tree's roots as steps, before disappearing into the underworld. We spent the night very close to here, but no spirits passed our way, that we were aware of anyway. Stan The Van performed well and returned us poste haste to Whangarei, where he was serviced and fully provisioned for our 1000 (nearly) kilometre drive to Wellington Ferry.
although Picassa won't let me open the picture with the dimensions on it so I can't amaze you with its fabulous statistics. Needless to say it avoided being chopped down by the various invaders(mostly British) and being used for firewood. It IS said to be about 2011 years old, so it was possibly a little sapling when Jesus was crucified. It is the tallest Kauri tree in the World!
Here Kathy and I are pointing out just how far we have to go to return to London from Cape Reinga, the most Northerly lighthouse in NZ. Quite interestingly, the Moari spirits when departing this Earthly, have to pass through here and clamber down the cliff towards the sea using a Pohutakawa tree's roots as steps, before disappearing into the underworld. We spent the night very close to here, but no spirits passed our way, that we were aware of anyway. Stan The Van performed well and returned us poste haste to Whangarei, where he was serviced and fully provisioned for our 1000 (nearly) kilometre drive to Wellington Ferry.
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