Tauranga

We drove to the next big city, Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty. As we drove in, we quickly learned that this is (or will soon overtake Auckland as) the biggest port in NZ. Huge cruise ships anchored in the harbour. And large ships with logs and containers were loading and offloading supplies. We learned from our host that recently a containership had capsized. People had explored some of the containers that washed up on the beaches and found all sorts of interesting goodies. Oh oh oh =/

We went searching the beach for another sort of treasure. As we were laying in the sun, we saw clams washed up on the edge of the surf. Within no time, we had collected a few handfuls (indeed a Bay of Plenty). We went to a local sports complex to cook them up. Mmm, great supper. And as we were eating, we watched a local rugby team playing a practice match on the field in front of us.Read more