The Kauri Coast and Raglan

The Kauri Coast was beautiful. We stoped along the way to see the largest tree I have ever seen (which is saying a lot for a girl from B.C.). It is the oldest Kauri tree and is named Tane Mahuta. It is said to take approximately 18 people to stretch the whole way around the base of the trunk. It was rather incredible! We made our way down to Raglan, a little surfing town on the west coast, and took a little nap, as we tend to do fairly often. When it began to get dark we headed down to the beach for a bit of a picnic. However with a rather intense wind our noodles barely cooked, and our corn was not as good as it could have been! After being heckled by two guys sitting on the bluff above us, laughing at our lame attempt at a meal, we called it a day.

First thing the next morning, after some tea and a muffin in a cafe, I rented a surf board and we made our way to the beach. I had a lot of fun playing around in the waves, although the current was very strong. We headed over to Manu Bay to witness on of the longest left breaking waves in the world, and we were not disappointed with the site we saw. Some unbelievably good surfers were out there, and we spent some time there just sitting and watching. That night we splurged a little and had diner out. I had a greek salad and I don't think it has ever felt so good eating vegetables. We ended our night with an attempt to set up our car for bed without getting out (because it was raining) it took some time, but we did managed to do it!