After realising that KeriKeri isn’t really on the sea, we drove back down to Paihai, another small town in the Bay of Islands. We then had to decide what we wanted to do there – did we want to go swimming with dolphins? Or go on a jetboat? How about New Zealand’s highest parasail? What about a day cruise on a sailboat? In the end we opted for the jetboat, being one of the cheaper options. We chose the Mack Attack since it was supposed to be the fastest of the jetboats up there, and went out to see the hole in the rock and a lighthouse. It was fun – just a shame that there weren’t any dolphins or seals around that day!
The jetboat
a hole in a rock
some islands in a bay
Sounds like you had a brilliant time in Northland – hope Coromandel is living up to expectations
Mum
Northland was really nice, the east coast is full of beautiful beaches, mostly deserted, although they do fill up slighty over Christmas when everyone goes on holiday. The Bay of Islands is the ‘touristy’ bit of the north, but was still quiet when we were there, there were only 8 of us on the jetboat.