Back to the coast

No rush
Some of the coastline

The ocean just draws me to it and so far I like the central west coast better than both coasts in Northland. The road follows the coast more dramatically, there are wider bays and higher cliffs, and the beaches seem to be a little more frequented than in Northland - not that this is always a good thing but as I am on m own I'm not so keen on strolling places all alone. There are plenty of surfers along the beaches and everywhere is pretty well set up with toilets, changing rooms and bbqs. Following the coast south the tarmac soon gave way to dirt and the sign said bendy roads for the next 28kms - I wasn't sure if it was the way I wanted to go but the road looked interesting so I followed it. The road skirted in nad out along the coast the whole 28kms and you could see the sea the whole way with dramatic up up ups and bendy down down downs, not too many places to pull over and take photos but a fantastic drive. Once I was away from the coast but still onthe dirt track I came to a hault behind a man on his motorbike with 3 dogs herding about 200 sheep along the road. He pulled over and asked if I was in a rush - I am not sure what he was going to do with the sheep had i said yes, but as it was I just sat back and watched the dogs at work - though I think the sheep knew where they were going and the roads were built up either side so forwards was pretty much the only way to go.