Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Hokianga

Last week we had a wonderful three days in the Hokianga.  The first day we drove via State Highway 1 and stopped for a delicious lunch of local whitebait fritters at the Boatshed Cafe in Rawene..  The view across the harbour is superb and one can watch the ferry crossing backwards and forwards between Rawene and Kohukohu




We then drove to the lookout at the harbour mouth and walked down to one of the bays before headiing to the Copthorne where we had a "Grab One deal".




Next morning we drove back to Rawene stopping at Kouto beach to see the boulders and for Doug to collect some kaimoana.


In this photo one can see the hard piece of rock around which the boulder formed in much the same way as a pearl is formed.





We had another delicious lunch in Rawene (flounder for me and soup for Doug) before going to the headland again for another walk.

9 comments:

  1. That little restaurant looks so inviting, and good shellfish available nearby for free; sounds perfect.

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  2. Those rocks are awesome. I have never seen anything like that.

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  3. What unusual rocks. Fantastic place.
    xx

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  4. Whitebait fritters at the Boatshed Cafe sounds simply divine. The rocks are really interesting, I wonder if they are volcanic.

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  5. thanks for reviving our memories of Hokianga.
    I still hear from the Hokianga Maori Artists Group, on facebook

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  6. Sue, thank you for sharing those lovely pictures. Your little 3 day break sounds wonderful.

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  7. Sounds lke a wonderful break - beautiful photos!

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  8. What a lovely place for a spring break, Susan. Great pictures and you obviously had a good time.

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