Mick took the dog (Monty) and the kids (Hannah and Adam) to the beach first thing. So I took the opportunity to cadge a lift to the Millennium Walkway. This is a great new path that circumnavigates the whole estuary at Orewa it's roughly 8K to do the whole length. Having decided to run the route we agreed to meet up on the beach after. The scenery is fantastic on this route. The path meanders over undulating topography with vegetation changing from salt marsh, subtropical trees and bushes and open fields with giant hay bails. Along the route there are also some fantastic houses that overlook the estuary. Unfortunately it's still very overcast, misty and drizzling, so don't have a real impression of the coastline and surrounding countryside yet. A great route for running along, on
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