Paul Tombleson

With a stash of Feijoas on board and we hit the road to explore the surrounding areas. It is interesting that apart from Auckland the traffic is always light and wherever we end up we seem to be almost alone. Today is no different with miles of deserted beaches and grand views seemingly reserved just for us. This is just one of the many advantages of having four million friendly inhabitant to share a whole country with.

Soaking up the UV's

Each twist in the road brings another view of the hill country to the west or island dotted bay to the east. The pastel colors of the water are sparkling clean and clear making us give up driving for a couple of hours and just sit on a beach or oyster encrusted rock soaking up the UV’s. Fish hide in the seaweed and dart in and out while the sound of grabs scratching from crevice to crevice plays rhythm with the gentle lapping of intermittent waves.

Ready for a dip

Post Office Cafe Mangonui

Further North at Mangonui we stop for lunch at the Post Office Café and while I enjoyed my falafel sandwich Janette’s baked potato with Portobello mushrooms stole the show. It was one of those dishes that looked fantastic and tasted even better. Highly recommended for presentation and taste and I wish I took a picture of it to share with y’all. Some things you just have to experience yourself.

End of another day and time to relax in Mikes yard with the covey of Quail visiting, while the sun goes down before our wild life photographer guest arrives to inspire us to plan a trip to a one of a kind island.

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