Farewell Spit

We changed plans earlier in the week so took the opportunity to head out onto the Spit on our way back from Mangarakau. We walked up the eastern side for about 1.5ks then crossed to the west coast via a well formed road with a few muddy patches that saw us detouring through a bit of scrub. The contrast between these coasts was quite impressive. The Eastern side was strewn in driftwood and the tide was well out leaving huge mudflats that were great to walk on. The western side comprised a wide open sandy beach backed by sand hills and fronted by big rolling waves. Absolutely gorgeous! The weather was mild, again, and the walking easy so a really lovely day that ended with an icecream at the Pakawau camping ground, cheapest icecreams we've had for eons, and the drive back to Tarakoe where we'll stay for day or two to let a weather front blow over before we head over to Totaranui for a few days.Leer más