We went in to Rawene stopping off at the Memorial to Opo, the Dolphin, on the way.
The Ferry runs between Rawene and Kohukohu.
Apart from having morning coffee with a delicious lemon cake and lunch of flounder cooked in foil at the Boatshed Cafe we also walked around Rawene including the boardwalk through the mangroves. The photo below is the only one I seem to have of that walk.
We then went on the road south to a puzzle museum and shop and outside found this lifesize elephant which was previously at Auckland Zoo.
Just by the Puzzle place was a bush walk to a waterfall.
If I lived near that bay, I'd HAVE to have a small boat.
ReplyDeleteGreat fishing in the harbour
Deletewhen the Pirate rode the Northland Tour we stayed in a bach, and picture number 10 was the view!
ReplyDeleteIt is a magical place isn't it.
DeleteWhat a lovely day out, is the sand there taken to the glassworks? My cousin, many years ago, was the tug master when the tug and barges t went from Auckland to Parengarenga, taking white sand back .I am amazed your Cabbage Trees are later than ours, huge bunches on all the trees here. Cheers, Jean.
ReplyDeleteNo, they don't take that sand as far as I know. Parengarenga is the only beach that I know of that sand is taken for glass.
DeleteSaw some cabbage trees today a bit further ahead than ours.
On the bucket list - BEAUTIFUL!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Leanne
Well worth visit. We only had three days including travel to and fro and felt like we had been on holiday.
DeleteWhat a lovely full day.
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Lots of walking which is great.
DeleteGorgeous pictures. What a lovely day out - the weather looks good too.
ReplyDeleteWe were so lucky with the weather. With a lot of walking it made all the difference.
DeleteMore glorious scenery, Susan and in this case very evocative for me, as the Hokianga Sandhills landscape reminds me strongly of the coastal scenery in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. I bet any early Scottish settlers would have felt very much at home when they saw it.
ReplyDeletePhotos of the Scottish Islands look very like beaches here.
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