"Camping"?

Last week we stayed in a motel room in a camp ground in Doubtless bay. Because Mum and Dad were worried about getting rained out.

On Tuesday we slept in till 12, had pancakes for breakfast and made plans to go for a walk.

We went to Matai Bay, the beach was very long. We walked all the way to the end were there were lots of pebbles and stinky seaweed.

Then we came across a creek, luckily it was very shallow. There were also some large rocks we could use to cross without soaking through our shoes and socks.

From there, we walked along a track up a hill. The journey up the hill was long and tiring. In some places the path was very narrow and there were tree roots and tree trunks to trip you. There was also lots of nasty gorse and cutty grass everywhere.

The path got steeper after a while and it became very dry and it was challenging to find footholds. At this point you are practically climbing up the hill although the view at that part is amazing. What we saw from the top was even more breathtaking - you could see the sea, the beach and even distant islands.

By the time we got to the carpark we were exhausted as we had walked almost 6km.

By Emma

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Location:Whatuwhiwhi, Northland, New Zealand