Day14 - Katikati

Day 14 - Stayed again at the same beachfront apartment...if the weather was a bit nicer, this place would be really fabulous with the black sand beach, - looks like a great location for windsurfing. Drove down the Pacific Coast Hwy. to Katikati - it was just as winding as yesterday all the way - remembering why distances are published as times, not distances now.... Had a look round Whangamata on the way which was a very nice town and had a couple af very nice in town possibilities -one in particular.
The area around Katikati is lovely, apparently you can grow anything here. Good possibilities for a small orchard, kiwi, passionfruit, avocado seem to be the popular choices. Lots of really fabulous surfing beaches that seem to stretch on for miles. (can you see the surfer wiping out right on the curl?)


Stayed at a really posh B&B just to see what you get at the higher end....wowwee! were those free bathrobes and slippers to take with? and then.... we ran out of cash...we've met lots of nice gals at the various banks...