We passed through Hamilton, but were not able to find a picture stop, so we'll have to settle for the web photo.

Then went through Auckland, entering into the northern part of the North Island to the area termed Northland. However, the terrain in Puhio is similar to scenes that we have seen before on this vacation. The Kauri tree was seen in the town of Warkworth, at the Parry Kauri Park

The first three photos are from tonight's campground - Sandspit Camp Ground. Photo 4 shows a low tide with the sandspit in the background. And have you ever seen a toilet with such a nice mural?

Some more photos from Sandspit. And yes, that is Sandy looking for shells/rocks. The last photo shows what we concluded was boiling mud that had fossilized.