This is Piha Beach, a black sand beach
35 km away from Auckland
But the way is so sinuous
If you want to come here
you should plan for it
if you are easy to get carsick, don't go this way
you will get a bad carsick when driving through this way
The beach here is covered by the black sand
Normally, the beaches are famous for white or golden sand
But here is the black sand - people call it "Piha beach"
There is a waterfall here but I forget its name
We will go there later if we still have time
I will share with you if there are any beautiful scenes over there.
Piha is a beautiful black sand beach
lying on the Western side of Auckland
It takes a 45-minute drive to the west of the Auckland city centre to get to Paihia beach
It is outstanding with rough cliffs
and famous for surfing
Piha is a famous black sand beach owing to the high iron content originated from volcanoes
The road leading to Piha Beach and Karekare waterfall
is quite sinuous, so please be cautious
The way from the city centre to Piha beach
is 40 km long
The road to Karekare is so narrow, please look at the signboards
Karekare falls lie on the West of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park
near Karekare village
the way to get to the falls is extremely narrow
you can only park the car over there then walk down for around 5-10 minutes to reach the falls
This way, you could take photos and go swimming here
Let's see some photos in Karekare and Piha beach
On Piha beach,
there is Lion Rock which divides the beach into 2 parts
Northern and Southern Piha beaches
Now, I will bring you to Orakei Basin
Orakei Basin was one of New Zealand's volcanoes
It has a 700-metre crater surrounded by a walking path
After eruption around 120,000 years ago,
this place turned into a freshwater lake that had an overflowing stream
This road will lead you to go around the basin
by the walkway and the Orakei Rd bridge
You will have a chance to see local plants
and enjoy the scenes surrounding the lake
Now, Orakei Basin is used for water sports
such as Kayaking
The Orakei Basin walkway allows people to cycle and walk around
The walkway is around 2.9 km long
making this place an ideal choice for runners and walkers
to escape the traffic roads
Orakei Basin is around 4.3-km far away from the city centre
If you visit this location
you hardly imagine this place used to be a crater
which erupted 120,000 years ago.
I will use Flycam to capture the overview of the lake's area
This lake is around 700-metre wide
Right behind me is a railway
and around it is locals' living area
I will capture the scene slowly
so you could look over the lake from the top
Near this basin is Meadowbank and Orakei train stations
to commute fast to the city
It takes only a few minutes to drive from here to the Remuera mall.
Is there anyone who likes kayaking?
Come over here!
Orakei Basin in Remuera is an upper-class area
In New Zealand, houses up to the hills and having sea/lake views are extremely expensive
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