Paihia, Bay of Islands, 90 Mile Beach and Cape Regina
August 9th 2006 Wednesday 9th August 2006
We left Auckland at 7.40am, heading up the coast to the Paihia (pronounced "Pie Here!"), Bay of Islands.
We stopped off for a walk through the Parry Kauri Park, (near Warkworth) where we saw some enormous Kauri trees. They are known to grow for over 2,000 years! Because of their size and the way they grow (self pruning - dropping lower branches as they grow) th
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