Hokianga Harbour

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This morning we woke to a beautiful sunrise over Hokianga Harbour. We had a quiet breakfast headed off to catch the 10am car ferry across the harbour. We visited the beautiful Hokianga Harbour and took some lovely pictures of where the harbour flows out to the sea. We then drove to the Kauri Forest and took a picture of the largest Kauri tree. I had to take a little video of it to get it all in as it was so enormous. From there we travelled to Kai Iwi Lakes, which are a series of three lakes, which contrast from the bluest blue to a deep green. Steve and I had a picnic lunch here, it was lovely. We then drove on down the West Coast to a town called Dargaville. We visited the Museum there. (Tracy, I took a photo of a really old Singer sewing machine) - will upload pics when I can.
From here we turned and headed back to the East Coast to spend the night at Whangarei. When we got back Robyn, Leigh, Steve and I went to Uncle George and Aunty Beb's for a lovely curry dinner. Thankyou Aunty Beb!!!

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Photos

Kohukohu
Sunrise from our room before leaving to cross Hokianga Harbour on the car ferry

Crossing over
Crossing from Kohukohu to Rawene on the other side

Opononi
Where the harbour meets the sea

Opononi
The harbour opening

Largest Kauri Tree
This tree is huge, we also went in to another part of the Kauri Forest to see the 4 sisters which are 4 trunks growing in a group

The Kai Iwi Lakes
There are three lakes in this area, all different colours from bright blue to deep green

Lunch stop
We stopped at the Lakes for lunch

Dargaville Museum
I thought Tracy might be interested in this old Singer Sewing Machine that we saw at the museum

Dargaville
We stopped here for a rest break and had a look through the museum - very interesting

Curry Dinner
Beb and George kindly had us over for a curry dinner when we arrived back in Whangarei on Friday night