Day 20 - Rained like a bugger last night with a wind that threatenend to flip us over. It was yucky to try to sleep during the storm. by late mid morning there were breaks of sun, but mostly cloudy and cold - I had to dig out my turtleneck sweater (for those of you who think this is a 'vacation', please note that we make it a rule to never go vacationing anywhere that requires taking sweaters). We drove to Mangonui and it's still a lovely little fishing town...
lots of locals enjoying breakfast in the cafes and a craft market happening today as well. On to Coopers Beach, not too impressed and Cable Bay (some possibilities)... A left turn inland at Taipa to look at a 5 acre property - mostly grazing land right now, but could have an orchard. The area is pretty, with steep hills and is very private and quiet. A spring fed stream runs through the site. Back on the #1 highway, (by-the-by, that means we just drove coast to coast) we made our way to Kaitaia. It is virtually unchanged in the past 20 years, but held no special memories, so we went north up the cape that leads to the very northern tip of NZ - Cape Reinga. 
Got as far as Pukenui and turned back to find accoms, as there is nothing further up for motorhomes. We stopped at Ninety Mile Beach to enjoy the enormous waves and ponder the unending horizon... ahhhhh, it is very beautiful and ...very windy. Note how the pavement ends just about where high tide begins...won't be driving down there today! On a different note, we finally found internet that is available but they want $5 for 5 minutes! ...sorry, guys, you're just not worth that much, so you'll just have to wait another day to read this.
big beach, and a big ocean, and big wind!...should've brought my windsurfer!
lots of locals enjoying breakfast in the cafes and a craft market happening today as well. On to Coopers Beach, not too impressed and Cable Bay (some possibilities)... A left turn inland at Taipa to look at a 5 acre property - mostly grazing land right now, but could have an orchard. The area is pretty, with steep hills and is very private and quiet. A spring fed stream runs through the site. Back on the #1 highway, (by-the-by, that means we just drove coast to coast) we made our way to Kaitaia. It is virtually unchanged in the past 20 years, but held no special memories, so we went north up the cape that leads to the very northern tip of NZ - Cape Reinga. 
Got as far as Pukenui and turned back to find accoms, as there is nothing further up for motorhomes. We stopped at Ninety Mile Beach to enjoy the enormous waves and ponder the unending horizon... ahhhhh, it is very beautiful and ...very windy. Note how the pavement ends just about where high tide begins...won't be driving down there today! On a different note, we finally found internet that is available but they want $5 for 5 minutes! ...sorry, guys, you're just not worth that much, so you'll just have to wait another day to read this.big beach, and a big ocean, and big wind!...should've brought my windsurfer!
1 comment:
Sweaters ??? J making Breakfast, Where has all the romance gone ?? Their should be enough heat in that camper to warm a villiage ..
Post a Comment