More beautiful coastline on the East coast of the North Island. After an hours walk from Hahei beach camp, through bush and along coastal paths we found the famous Cathedral Cove. After a couple of days r & r we pushed on Northwards through Auckland and passed through several towns that we had intended to stop at but found that the campgrounds were not all that great so we continued driving with the hope that we would find somewhere decent to stop before nightfall. We stopped off at a 4 square convenience store in Warkworth to pick up some provisions and got talking to a local who suggested we head for Tawharanui Regional park where we could camp and after driving all day we gratefully accepted the recommendation. After a a night at Tawharanui we set off again through to Russell where we caught a small car ferry across the bay to Opua and then on to Tauranga Bay where we decided to pitch up for a few days as the site was pleasant, right on the beach and we were pretty road weary after several days of single night stops. You couldnt complain about the view, a pod of dolphins visit the bay, the food was good and the sunsets weren't bad either.
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