We travelled from Tauranga, past Te Puke and on to Whakatane. Then up into the hills and along the coast. The road was really beautiful and the many roadside viewing points were all well worth the stop and look.
I got to have a bit of a break at Te Kaha while the boys had lunch and then the relentless twists and turns started up again and on we went.
I have to admit that after a while I had sort of lost track of what was up and down, left or right and if it weren't for the obvious influence of gravity (the fact that I had to change down to get up the hills) I'm sure I'd have just quietly gone loopy!
Eventually (At Last) we reached Brian's Place in Tokamaru Bay. If you've ever travelled for any length of time in a boat, like I did on the way here from Korea, you know that it takes quite a while for all the fluids to stop sloshing around and for you to feel like your tyres have stopped moving. I took a few hours before I could really appreciate my parking spot on the side of the hill looking out at Tokamaru bay as the sun slowly set behind us.
The boys were in their element. A magnificent view, very friendly hosts (Hi Liz) and total peace and quiet. I'm a very sociable sort but I did really enjoy the chance to sit still in the warm sunshine over the next three days while the boys wandered around the small deserted town taking photographs and even walking along the coats all the way to the now derelict freezing works at the end of the bay.
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