We backtrack out of Kawakawa and turn back onto SH 11 to skirt the coast and head up toward Opua and Pahia. We are headed to Haruru Falls, but before we get there,we want to find a place to stop for our picnic lunch. We are thinking Opua might be good, but as it turns out, the town is not on the main road, but off toward the coast, so we press on toward Pahai.
Just before we get to the town proper, we come across this little stretch of beach with picnic tables over looking the bay. So, we decide to pull in here for our lunch break. And lo and behold – who is there with us? The Cheech and Chong wicked van!
It’s a small country. And BTW it is indeed a wicked van. On the back is a saying “We take acid to make the world look like a better place.” And the URL to rent the van – wickedcamper.com. I had a picture, but somehow it got deleted from the phone. User error. Sigh.
We plop ourselves on one of the picnic benches and munch out on our remaining pepperoni, salami and cheese. And feed the slices that fell on the ground to the seagull who has attached itself to us. It’s pretty funny watching it try to eat the whole slice, as it gets stuck on its beak.
Lunch done, we make our way through Pahia and find the Haruru Falls which are a quick 2 minute walk to access – right off the road. Haruru means “big noise” and you can definitely hear them as soon as you get out of the car in the car park. The falls are a rare horseshoe shape, and quite pretty, even though they aren’t at full strength today.
On our way back to the car, we pass a collection of roosters and hens – just like Hawaii, they are everywhere. These guys had little baby chicks though – so cute. So we took some pictures, making sure to remember to stay as far away as we could – we weren’t about to make the roosters nervous or angry at us getting close to the chicks. A Rooster attack was the last thing we wanted to incite today.
Back out onto the road, we head further up the coast to KeriKeri for Rainbow Falls.
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