The night before ~ Tapotupotu Bay

20th November 2020 | Tapotupotu Bay

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Whangārei to the top of the North Island in a minivan captained by Aunty Lynette and Uncle Robert. Lunch at the Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa - yes the toilets are awesome, we didn’t eat in them exactly. Hours later, we and our piles of gear are dropped at this sweet little beach, Tapotupotu Bay, just a few kms from the trail start at Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua.

My splendid cousin Tam and her family arrived for the night. The perfect cure for our nerves, great friends, a beer and sunset adventures on the beach. So good.

Pre-trail nerves quietened by the company of splendid folk.