Whitianga: Day One Hundred and Twenty-Three (20 February)

This morning we explored the town of Whitianga itself before catching a ferry the short distance to the imaginatively named Ferry Landing. Having explored Front Beach (another beautiful beach with an ordinary name) we decided to walk to Flaxmill Bay.

We originally planned to walk up to the Shakespeare Cliff lookout but decided it was too steep so walked to Cooks Beach instead. That was a lovely undulating walk and not too strenuous despite the fact the day warmed up later on.

We managed to walk straight onto a ferry on the way back too and had an ice cream at the motel before heading into town for dinner.

Barnaby

Cathedral Cove: Day One Hundred and Twenty-Two - Afternoon (19 February)

From Hot Water Beach we drove to Whitianga, checked into our motel and had lunch.

Then we drove to Hahei to walk the trail to Cathedral Cove. It is a 45 minute walk each way along a track with lots of steps but it is well worth it. The views all the way are gorgeous and Cathedral Cove itself is stunning.

Once we got back to the car, we drove to Cook’s Beach and got a take away for dinner.

Barnaby