Jay had woken up in the night with indigestion and had bad stomach pains. By morning the pain had not lessened so we decided to stay put at Whatuwhiwhi and have a chill out day. By mid morning though Jay's stomach pains were getting worse. With indigestion pains never having lasted this long before we thought it best to go to the hospital and get Jay checked out. The nearest hospital was at Kaitaia about 40 kilometres away and I drove there with Jay clutching her...

We once again awoke to the wonderful sound of waves lapping against the shore. The weather was fantastic again with a gorgeous blue sky,the sun shining over the bay and a mist sprawled mysteriously over the headland. After brekky we hit the road and drove through almost unreal model railway type countryside scenery. Everywhere was vibrantly green and all the animals were happy. We stopped at Taupo Bay which was another gorgeous little bay. As in other places we h...