More of Eastcape

Part of itineraries to Eastcoast is to go to the East capeLighthouse. Well, this would be the 2nd lighthouse I have visited in NZ. The first being the Cape reinga lighthouse. Anyhow, we had quite a drive. It was some 22km of mostly unsealed no exit road. We past by more coastal views, and then we saw the lighthouse from afar on the hill. As we drove nearer, we found out that we actually had to climb up. Unlike the Cape reinga, which is just literally a few steps from the carpark, this one is 700 odd steps away! We nearly didn't want to climb but jake insisted we do. So after slapping ourselves with sunblock, we started our climb. Some of the steps are quite steep. We took turns carrying N. He was busy absorbing his surrounding. We had to stop for a few break as we were running out of breath. At some point, I told pinkcocoa, i think my heart is going to leap out ..

The scenery was worth the climb. We see green pasture and sea on our way up...and then it was the lighthouse. I also learn that this lighthouse is the most easterly point of the mainland New Zealand so it is the first place to see the sunrise in the world.

Below were the last 20-30steps to the peak. Jake was pretty exhausted and we agreed to let N did a bit of climbing himself. he was stoked ;)

N climbed for about a minute or 2.



There is pretty beaches beneath; N busy going round the lighthouse (he even attempted to lick it *Yuck i know) ..The lighthouse looks to the 'east island'. On the way down, we saw two butterflies (moth??) flying and N was busy trying to pick flowers from the ground.