Day trip to Cape Reinga

This morning we got up bright and early to drive to Cape Reinga 213km from Paihia. It took us about 3 hours to get there. We had a beautiful costal drive there and the sun started to come out.

When we arrived at the car park we walked down to Cape Reinga Lighthouse. The sea was turquoise in some places. We had a beautiful view of the Tasman Sea meeting the Pacific Ocean in a spectacular swirl of currents.

Next we drove down the road Tapotupotu Bay for lunch. (In the 4th and 5th picture) It was a stunning beach.

Next we drove to 90 mile beach. A wide sand beach. Popular for driving on. The sand dunes there were so white. Unfortunately we couldn't drive on it with our car. Shame we didn't have silver lining!

On the way back we stopped at Mangonui fish and chip shop. We sat in the restaurant overlooking the sunset in the harbour. What a great way to end the day!Read more