After leaving Paihia we had some heavy rain, and were glad of a very nice cafe at Waipu for morning tea. Not far from Waipu was a macadamia orchard, which looked a bit like ours will. The roads get busier as we head south, until we come to Orewa which is were we set up camp for the night. The weather is lifting and Duncan decides to shake the cobwebs out with a jog up the beach.
Just beyond the trees is a nice boardwalk, and we walk in the opposite direction to Duncan's run to work up an appetite for dinner as we have found a small Italian restaurant within walking distance. I remember very distinctly going up North with Mum and Dad in the first lot of holidays after I started university. I was doing Geology 1and was delighted to see the Top Hat formation of these very rocks rising vertically up from the "brim" (below, on the left)
A very serene evening.
Next morning we headed off from Orewa to Ohiwa. we managed to get through Auckland without taking any wrong turns - and it was almost like coming home when we got to Ohiwa. The ground was a bit greasy so we just took a site that was easy to get into and out off and went for a walk to the beach.
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| Giving the Photographer some instructions. |
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| A moody sky and the roar of the surf - magic! |
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| Had to go and check E3 - it looked in pretty good order. Left-overs for dinner and next morning we headed home. A great little break away. |
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