Its also where the two oceans meet and according to the Lonely Planet, on a rough day the seas clash together and generate huge waves. Ah well, we got our wish for nice weather, can't have everything in the world ay.

-makes mental note to work out a way to get everything in the world-

Cape Reinga

Where The Oceans Meet

Making Kama Be A Tourist

After spending a few minutes oohing an ahhing we headed down to the Te Paki dunes where a hippy lady will rent you a sandboard for $15 per hour. This is just about enough time to "get used to your board" on the smaller slope then trek up the Psycho Slope, allow time for your lungs to collapse in on themselves and your calf muscles to wish you a slow and painful death, slide down,lose your hat, try and decide how much the hat really means to you then risk rebellion of your limbs to retrieve the hat before collapsing a few yards short of your girlfriend whilst trying to manage to utter the word "water."

The Psycho Slope

Have you ever walked up a sand dune? Worst. Walk. Ever. And the sand is scorching hot an all, you have to keep stopping to bury your feet in the sand to cool them down. Kama is a firm believer that sand is for lying on, not walking up so she waited for me while I played on the bigger slope.

It was time for a quick, cold shower at the other campsite to remove the small sandpit from my cleavage before we drove down to the gumdiggers park to look at some holes in the ground then it was onto the Karikari Peninsula for a dip in Rotopokaka Lake, better known as Coca Cola Lake on account of the fact its the colour of Coca Cola; A less than healthy shade of brown.

Rotopokaka (Coca Cola) Lake

Apparently its some kind of algae which makes it that colour and its totally safe for swimming and really popular with the locals and no, its not fizzy much to Kama's disappointment. We cooled off and chilled out for a while before heading to the top of the peninsula to Maitai Bay and another DoC camp for the night.