Day 30: Northland
After Hobbiton, Lindsay took the wheel and drove us North into the wee hours of the night, as we didn’t want to get stuck in Auckland traffic in the morning. We arrived in Snells Beach a little after midnight and passed out in the public parking lot.
Cloudy sunrise in Snells Beach
Since we were already in Northland the next morning, we made our way up the coast at a leisurely pace, passing through the Bay of Islands and Mangonui, on our way to the very tip of New Zealand’s North Island: Cape Reinga.
Surfers waiting for the perfect wave in Mangawhei
Drive-by of the Bay of Islands
Signs of local birdlife in Mangonui
Walking the Heritage Trail in Mannui, trying to get cultured
Sailboats in Mangonui