“I love it when a plan comes together”, John “Hannibal” Smith, the ‘A’ team. Well today I almost was able to honestly say this, almost.
Normally I would place the days map at the bottom of the page but for a change it’s right here
Now along the way for this trip there are a couple of important places for all New Zealanders the first must do, stop at the small town of Opononi, the resting place of Opo. Kerry and I both grew up with stories of Opo and Pelorus Jack, and although Kerry has been here before many years previous this was my first visit. It was sadly overcast when we were there but hot, 22 deg C, and it was great to see the local kids diving off the local jetty and generally having a load of fun.
The second was Tāne Mahuta, this five minute walk is spiritual, and if you ever do it I suggest you take ten minutes to take in the smells of this forest.
From there it was off to find the Kauri Museum, and this is where our plan went a little astray, the museum closes at at 17:00 and we arrived on site at 16:30, the staff kindly informed us that 30 minutes is not enough time to truly take a look around, so a cup of coffee and on the road back to Auckland, and it certainly was an experience cross in the harbour bridge in the dark.