Tauranga - Mount Maunganui
October 23rd 2009 Mount Maunganui
We drove down from Whitianga to Mount Maunganui pretty much on a whim. Turns out this is a major vacation spot for Aucklanders and this was the first long weekend of summer known as Labour Day. We had to get another backpackers membership which ended up paying for itself quickly but still, that's three now.
Along the way we checked out Waihi, a giant open pit gold mi
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