We had heard great things about Goat Island so unplugged the Campervan and headed South. Unfortunately the weather had turned by this stage and the high winds would have made the glass bottom boat trip less pleasant. We saw enough to flag it as a place to visit on our return trip. Goat Island is a marine reserve... Just next to the car park was a tree with over 20 nesting adult and chicks. This is what NZ was like before the arrival of man. A place teaming with wildlife.
By this stage the weather was really starting to get rough so we stopped in at The Sawmill Cafe for lunch. A delightful cafe with massive 1m thick beams stretching across the exposed beam ceiling.
We failed to find a suitable spot to camp at Mangawai Heads so we continued north to Waipu Cove. The camp (www.campwaipucove.com) there is again beside the beach (only 50m from our Campervan to the beach).
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