Party: Anna, Lesley
Map: http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/Coatal_walks/PDFs/Te_Araroa_walkway_map.pdf
Distance: 16.5 k
Elevation: Minimal
Time: 3.5 hours, including lunch at La Tropezienne
Notes: We walked some of this track to Torbay in July last year, but having set ourselves the task of walking further on to Long Bay some weeks ago, we decided we should ignore the rain and just do it. Most of it was easy walking, although there seemed to be a lot more hills on the return trip. We really loved the well-kept-secret of Waiake Beach, the magnificent coastal views, the flowering flax and cabbage trees, the lovely little baches and the designer gardens. We came across a beautiful ground cover - grevillea fanfare - and were sprung by the owners taking photos of it. They looked amused. The tide was low when we left, so we were able to walk along the concreted beach trail, but as the tide was coming in by the time we returned, we took the higher route. We incorporated a little shopping into this trip, stopping on the way home at Tee Total to enjoy their new store and stock up on Christmas presents. Oh and then we may have gone to farro. Just for some essentials.
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