Monday 4 September 2006 - 90 mile beach & Cape Reinga Bus day trip, really entertaining Mauri coach driver with the funniest laugh! first of all driving along the 90 mile beach...... on the beach! Then up a stream towards the sand dunes for some sand tobogganing! Well cool! Hard work getting up there so only managed a few go's!! Back on the coach to Cape Reinga Lighthouse highlighting the point where the Tasmin Sea meets the South Pacific Ocean. Stoppe...

Road Trip begins! Northern Adventure Friday 1 September 2006 - Glen Eden to Paihia Picked our driving song..... "Let's get it started!" - Black Eyed Peas! and set off.... Stopped at Goat Island Reserve to look at the fish! Sel and Rita getting very excited about the penguins until they got up close and sorry to see they were just regular birds! Stopped for lunch in Welsford, everyone staring as we walked into the pub...felt a bit out ...