Mt Maunganui

This morning, we walked around Mt Maunganui. We took our time & enjoyed the 5km walk. Others were doing the more difficult “summit walk.” They say the view from the summit is spectacular. We’ll take their word for it! We saw some interesting birds, & a seal sunning itself on a rock. Driving in downtown Mt Maunganui & Tauranga is a headache, as it is very busy with cars, pedestrians, roundabouts, one way streets, construction etc, etc. We spent lots of time driving around looking for parking spots. We did manage to find our way to a site called Historic Village, which was mostly closed and underwhelming. There were some local artists set up in various wooden buildings. It was raining, so we made our way back to our lodging to plan for tomorrow.Read more