The cruise ship Caledonian Sky visited the Bay of Islands.
This cruise ship visits Natural Wonders of New Zealand.
Adventure Puketi had the pleasure of guiding the entire 94 passengers on a
hike through the Puketi rainforest
The passengers were thrilled to get up close to the Ancient Kauri Trees.
New Zealand Owl ,Maori name, Ruru or commonly called the Morepork.
Feeds mainly on insects and moths.
It has a distinctive call ” Morepork” hence the name.
Recently we hosted three Cruise ships to the Bay of Islands.
The Dawn Princess was followed on the same day as the Sun Princess.
The next day the Oosterdam arrived.
The Princess line passengers were awed by the size of the Ancient Kauri trees,
they age from seedlings to 1200 year old trees.
The Oosterdam passengers walk a trail with many different associations of forest.
They encounter Flora and Fauna undisturbed.
Puketi forest is the only remaining old growth forest ( Ancient Kauri Trees ) within easy driving distance from the Bay of Islands.
On our fullday walk you will walk through Ancient Kauri trees
Fifty meters tall, with many other ancient plants and tree species.
The forest floor has many different mosses,fungi and orchids.
The Greenhood Orchids are in abundance (Pterostylis alobula).
20120117_160303On our half day walks we encounter The New Zealand Robin.
Puketi Forest Trust have reduced the Predator numbers to a very low level.
The Robin (Petroica ausralis) has restablished itself and is breeding very well.
In the video a couple from East Germany are feeding the Robins mealy worms.
Our Fullday walk ,20 kilometers we encounter many different associations of forest
From regenerating forest to mature 1200year old Kauri Trees.
Agnes from the California USA was amazed at the fruit in the forest.
Bush Lawyer (Rubus cissoides) is a vine that climbs trees,it is very stout and thick.
It flowers September to November,then Fruits November to April.
At the moment the fruit is in abundance.
Puketi Forest birds have more fruit available through the predator control
being undertaken in the forest.
The cilents were WOWed by the clean clear water, the size of the Kauri, with the growth of the spring flowers and conservation at its best.
