Just west of Auckland, Dave stretches his legs on the windswept Piha beach.
We hit the road north; below is a typical window view. Radio does not work, a potential problem as now Dave insists on humming/murdering Lord of the Rings theme tunes.... ;-)
As always, Dave is keen on meeting the locals! This might be as close as we get to seeing a Kiwi bird...
We then came to the land of the giants - Kauri forest, full of New Zealand's biggest trees surrounded by intriguing jungle...
Below is Tane Mahuta in Waipoua forest, thousands of years old, it is the biggest Kauri tree of them all.
Out of the forest and greeted with this view, Hokianga Habour. Hardly a cloud in the sky, it lived up to the expectation - we broke up the driving here walking and taking photos.
Last stop of the day, we arrived as far north as north would take us - Cape Reinga, an isolated and beautiful headland, and the northern tip of NZ.
We drove all this way.... You'd have thought the lighthouse would be bigger...
As we stood next to the lighthouse, we thought about everyone at home, over 9000 miles away.
Rest spot for the evening, a beautiful beachside campground, complete with the sound of gentle rhythmic waves. What a great day.
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