Monday 22 Feb 10

Today was a blue sky day with endless sunshine. We drove from Auckland up the north east coast to Whangerai, where we are staying in a pretty grotty motel. The coastline was beautiful with white sandy almost deserted beaches and fishing coves. We have been surprised by the number of islands off the coast, all different shapes and sizes showing the remains of volcanic activity. Tomorrow we are continuing north visiting a couple of areas which have been recommended as worth visiting, so will update in due course.