Possibly the most beautiful waterfall we have seen in the whole year of adventure. Our intention was to visit this at the start of our time in New Zealand but we took a different route so we knew we had to catch it on our way back to Auckland. The Bridal Veil Falls is so called because the cascading water looks like lace in a veil as it trips over the narrow gap away from the cliff to drop 55 meters to the pool below.
Looking down from the narrow gap at the top of the falls
In our opinion the most beautiful view of the falls about half way down the cascade
The rock at the top of the falls is volcanic basalt. To the left of the falls the basalt strata is vertical but to the right its in a fan shape from vertical to horizontal. The reason for this is underlying the basalt at the base of the falls is softer sandstone which is being eroded and causing the basalt to fracture away thus creating the Bridal Veil Falls.
Dave looking "smart" at the base of the falls, at least he's tucked the front of his shirt in for a change.
The last night in the campervan (big car, small campervan) it's given us some surprises along the way during the 3 months bumper blowing off, flat battery in the middle of nowhere, flat tyre in the morning, and numerous injuries to head and legs as we move around. But it's now done over 8000km with us and still going strong. Goodbye NZ.
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