Today we started up north. We drove up to Muriwai beach to have lunch. It was very windy when we started to eat lunch on the beach. Then we started up to the gannet colonies. We got up to part of the colonies and it started to rain. We ran back to the car and drove the rest of the afternoon to Dargaville. We got a very nice motel with a big kitchen, Sky tv and nice couches and beds. The bathroom had a big bathtub and shower.