Tutukaka Coast Road

Yesterday Doug and I decided to go for a drive through Ngunguru, Tutukaka and along the coast coming back through Hikurangi.

It was a perfect day for a drive.

First stop was at Ngunguru where the Sandspit was recently saved in public ownership.

                           We then turned off the main road and visited Church Bay with the lovely old Pohutakawa tree

                          then Kowharewa Bay

 I think the next one was Pacific Bay where we sat under another large old                                                                       Pohutakawa tree

 From here we went back to the main road and drove along to Tutukaka with its marina.

 at the end of the marina was this nice shady spot where we parked to have some lunch.

                                      From here we headed to Matapouri bay

                                                 then Wooleys Bay

 and finally Sandy Bay

 From here we followed a sign to a small coffee house which turned out to be open at the weekends only and then went on to the end of the road where we found the Whananaki Coastal Walk which ran along the ridge above this beach.

 it was a beautiful day but from the look of these trees it can get extremely breezy to say the least.

I think some of the photos have switched around and, as the beaches look very similar I have lost track as to which is which.