Journal day 69 - Mount Maunganui.

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Up early to drive from Hot water beach campsite to mount Maunganui through Tairua and Whangamata.
Whangamata- another chilled out surf town.

Mount Maunganui

The Mount Maunganui that the town is named after is a large bump of a hill that dominates the landscape and looks over the long stretches of beach that seem to provide endless surfspots.
Perfect clean surf. Dying to get out but ribs not ready just yet!
Spent the day walking around the beaches and town.
Perfect weather and lots of surfers out. Saw a group of people at the end of the beach closest to the Mount. Turned out it was a wedding ceremony under a simple little canopy. Stood and watched it and then went back to the van to Cook my dinner.Spent the rest of the evening just watching the surf.
Slept at the beach and heard surf rumble away all night.

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