Tuesday. We started our NYE trip with a fairly prompt get away from Auckland (well around 10:30 but if anyone knows Andrea that pretty good going ;-) ) We took a drive up the main highway heading North. As the scenery opened up to fields, you could help but liken the scenery to England. Maybe England on steroids: everything was just a little bit hillier and a little more beautiful. The day started off rainy but as we drove, it brightened up. We're learning that the weather is incredibly changeable here.
On lunch stop was at Waipu and it gorgeous cove. We got all the stuff out of the cars and went and had a really good play in the sea. It was excellent. The waves were about 3 - 4 foot and were strong but not too crashy. Our view from the cove was a set of rock islands that the locals call the "hen and chickens" because it apparently looks like them. I couldn't see it but pretty all the same...
After lunch we headed off to Whangarei (pronounced Fangarei - Wh in NZ is pronounced the same as F). This was our stop for the night. We stayed in a really nice backpackers place. We caught up with Andrea's sister Emily, partner Mick and her daughter Ella. Unfortunately Emily had a bit of food poisoning so she was a little out of action. Andrea and Darren went off to spend the night with his mum and Darren's dad went off to see a friend. So, the rest of us who were staying at the hostel were more than content to buy food from the local "Pak 'N Save" (a giant warehouse style shop) and cook at the hostel. It was an early night. We were all knackered from our swim experience and the drive. We needed to conserve and regenerate some energy for our exciting trip the next day to the Poor Knights Islands...
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