At Beachlands Maraetai DoC Camping with a view to the volcanic Rangitoto Island near #Auckland #NewZealand #biketour #Maraetai #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

I nearly forgot to show you the final stage of the Clarks Beach sunset, where the sky was on fire. Don't worry, it's not a wildfire, the sun was dipping into the ocean behind these hills #NewZealand #biketour #Auckland #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Flax and pohutukawas blossoming at the cliffs of Maraetai, one of my favorite places in #NewZealand #biketour #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ #Maraetai

Entrance of Omana Reginal Park near Maraetai, not far from Auckland. It is a fantastic area with a south sea atmosphere: clear ocean, red blossoming Pohutukawa trees, sandy beaches everywhere, and volcanic Rangitoto Island as a backdrop #NewZealand #biketour #Maraetai #Omana #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Natural decomposition can also be a kind of artwork #nature #leaf #skeleton #art

Another sunset picture from Clarks Beach near Auckland when it was darker #NewZealand #biketour #Auckland #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Auckland is situated beautifully at the junction of the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean, on the Hauraki Gulf and the volcanic Rangitoto Island, a nature reserve, here seen from camping Beachlands/Maraetai #NewZealand #biketour #Auckland #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Near Auckland I found a campground in a rural area at Clarks Beach. A magical sunset was happening there - look at the colors in the sky #NewZealand #biketour #Auckland #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Let's continue the New Zealand story. This impressive signpost I found at Auckland airport. The route from Europe to NZ is the most remote on earth you can take. Back and forth it's one time completely around our planet #NewZealand #biketour #cycling #BikeTooter #Aotearoa #NZ

Sitting below a willow tree (Salix spec.) and watching the branches swaying in the wind. It's like getting hypnotized 😉 🙃 🤣 This one is from Altmühl river valley at Breitenfurt #river #willow #trees #leaves #green #nature #hiking #summer #bavaria