Waterfall pool swim and feeding eels

Our route today

We had a nice day today, wild swimming in the natural pool below Owharoa Falls.  It was wonderful.  Children and adults climbed part the way up the rock-face of the waterfall and dived or jumped in.  We didn't though.  We ended up swimming behind the waterfall curtain and sitting on a ledge, listening to and seeing the water falling around us.  It was magical.

A bit later on we took a drive to Waihi and had a wander over to a viewpoint overlooking the opencast gold mine which has yet to re-open because of rockfalls. 

We continued on to Waihi Beach and drove a long the sandspit to Bowentown and had a lovely view of the lagoon and surrounds.

On the way back to Katikati we went to a McDonalds to use the WiFi to check-in our flights online.  Unfortunately Paul's check-in failed for some unknown reason so it looks as if he will have to check in when we drop our luggage off.  If he can't fly then I won't go on my own!

Back at Katikati Naturist Park we took some old bread crusts to the river to feed eels that swim up the river. We had to wait for about 5 minutes or so after throwing the first few pieces of bread before the eels came, swimming upstream to were we were.  It was amazing seeing them.

Afterwards we had a nice soak in hot tubs and a cool swim in the pool.

Sadly we will have to leave this lovely place and head to Auckland tomorrow.  We have a flight to catch the day after.

Photographs

Owharoa Falls

Waihi

Katikati Naturist Park