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The Maori believe that the souls of the dead travel to this point, climb the roots of the 800 year old Pohutukawa tree and leap to the afterlife.
At the Cape Reinga lighthouse, we dropped our packs and walked down to the lighthouse. There were many people there; you can drive to a visitors center and walk down to the lighthouse.
We had a final trek: Taputopotu Bay. The guidebooks said it takes 2 1/2 hours. It would be dark by then. We couldn't find the trailhead. We had to hurry.
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