Lake Waikaremoana and Umgebung

After a long drive on a mostly gravel, winding road we ended up at the beautiful natural preserve of Lake Waikaremoana. Because it was cold and raining pretty hard (trust us, it wasn't our fault), we decided to stay at a cabin instead of trying to set up camp in the rain. We spent the night in the warm and cozy wooden cabin and were refreshed the next day to tackle the 6 hour hike to Lake Waikareiti. We hiked through this enchanted,fairytale forest, thinking gnomes and elfs are hiding behind every tree. The hike did not seem long at all and before we knew it we arrived at the lake. After enjoying an hour of rest over the magnificent beach we walked back to our cabin. Before dinner we hung out with some friendly ducks and black swans on the dock before we had a hearty dinner with potatoes, cheese and eeeeeeegs (in Kiwi - slang).