Our coach picked us up as promised at 7 am for the tour.

First stop, Puketi Forest to see the awesome Kauri trees, famous for their great height and strength.
Sadly these trees were desimated in days gone by, for ship building and other industry.

90 mile beach ( actually 55-60 miles long ) a real New Zealand highway, subject to all the rules of their highway code.

A quick stop to dip a toe in the Tasman sea.

The weather continues to be cloudy, we follow the clouds but luckily miss most of the rain.

Lunch is served at the Ramada resort, an interesting " Fish & Chips " in a paper cone, fills a gap.

Our lunch stop is a pretty spot in a small cove.

On to the sand boarding, but first a drive through the fresh water streams surrounding the dunes.

Ian braves the slopes on his sand surf board, once again sand in every nook and cranny !

Most of the tour take to the slopes.

Cape Reinga, the most northerly point in New Zealand.. A special place to the Maori, the place where the Tasman & pacific meet.
The place where the tribes believe their dead depart this earth.

Ian took a stroll to the lighthouse.

Not too far from home..Just a little shy of 10,000 miles!

The showroom where you can buy bits and bobs crafted from the oldest workable, petrified swamp wood on earth.. Approximately 45-50 thousand years old.

Ice cream & hail stones.

Dinner in the Pizza shack, tick off the toppings and order at the bar.

New Zealand continues to amaze, a landmass similar to the UK with 3 million cattle, 10 million sheep & 4 million people..Its pretty idillic.

Goodnight all see you when the fog lifts..