day 2 started with a drive to tutukaka where we had morning tea at the schnappa rock cafe
esther was delighted to see she was running a few sporty classes
we tried to drive to a walk to a lighthouse but failed so instead we carried on to matapouri which was an amazing place
we did a loop walk round the headland which passed various beautiful little bays, one of which was easy to walk down
you can see poor knight’s island from matapouri. it’s world famous for diving
best picnic spot ever
our last beach location of the day was Whananaki which has the longest footbridge in the southern hemisphere
while over the other side i got a call from the bank and spent 20 minutes negotating new mortgage rates and by the time i’d walked back to the other side (being careful not to drop my phone) we were on better rates!
the evening was dinner in a really nice restaurant on the harbour in whangarei
