Today we headed north west to Helensville then up the South Head peninsula. Unfortunately you can't get right to the end as private land, but the last accessible bay is Mosquito Bay - down a very steep slope which seems even steeper on the way back up!
The views out over the Kaipara Harbour were pretty spectacular - this is the area where Royston has previously been on his fishing charters, so good for him to see from a different perspective.
Also on the peninsula is a Regional Park currently in development called Te Rau Puriri. At the moment this is a working farm but eventually they plan to turn this into a park. A walk from this view point down to Waipiro Bay is the only thing there at present and we will return to do this one day soon.
Lunch was had on the shore of Lake Ototoa which is supposedly full of trout but there is a current ban on fishing there. We had the lake all to ourselves.
Our final stop of the day was Shelly Beach, a popular spot for fishermen, especially off the long wharf.
And the beach, although small, is also popular for the nearby campsite.
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