Planned to get to Totaranui by road and do the walk up to Separation Point as it was sunny, but got side-tracked in the local hippy town of Takaka (or rather Kate fancied the galleries and boutiques!). Another trouser purchase later (!) we headed up Wainui River to navigate a very bouncy swing bridge to view the waterfalls. After losing each other in the woods temporarily we walked from Wainui Bay towards Taupo Point but the high tide cut off our route and the sandflies prevented us from resting on the sand too long. Drove to a remote campsite run by the Department of Conservation (DOC) where you pay the honesty box a minimum fee for the use of their adequate facilities and a spot to park. We had a paddock to ourselves, lit a campfire and opened a bottle of native plonk…
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