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Friday We arrived at Baylys Beach camp early evening, nice to arrive when it was not dark. Went down the road for takeaways on the Friday evening. Saturday We did the walk to Pouto Point Lighthouse. It was a 70km drive from Dargaville, that took more than an hour. As we started the walk at Pouto Beach we noticed heaps of fishermen trying their luck. It was good going down the beach, even though the fresh wind was in our faces! The weather was fine, quite overcast quite warm. The tide was on its way in, and a number of 4WD vehicles sped along the beach. We reached sight of the lighthouse at 12.30pm. The view from the light house was over the Kaipara Harbour. (The entrance is much wider than Manukau Harbour). It was a tough climb up the sandhills to the lighthouse and swirling sand made lunch eating a challenge! It was an easy descent, skidding back down the sandhills. But returning along the beach was hard-going as the sand was really soft. We easily passed the narrow tidal point about 1.5hrs before high tide. The metal road out was really rough, until we hit the tar seal. We enjoyed a scrumptious meal, provided by our super caterer, Margaret Thompson! The trifle was absolutely delicious! In the evening Barbara shared a devotions about renewal in creation, with an illustration of the sandy beach renewal with each tide wiping away the footprints and tyre marks from the human activity of the day. Romans 8 speaks of renewal of our lives and of God’s creation, as it awaits in eager expectation to be released from bondage. A number of us drove down to Baylys Beach at dusk to see the beach near our campsite. |
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Sunday We walked the track around the small Kai-iwi Lake. This turned out to be windy and a bit of rain around. Fellow trampers enjoyed the easy option. Then we went and visited the bigger lake, and also visited Omamari Beach. Then it was time to head into Dargaville for lunch before going back to the city for the Aucklanders. |
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