Day 5: Whariwharangi – Totaranui

via Separation Point

9:15am, Depart Whariwharangi
11:20am, Arrive Mutton Cove via Separation Point
11:30am, Depart Mutton Cove
1:30pm, Arrive Totaranui!
Lunch!
2:45pm, Water taxi from Totaranui back to Marahau

 
Once again, I woke up to sunshine streaming in the windows which was great, since I’d woken a couple of times during the night to the sound of heavy rain on the tin roof.  The hut was gorgeous [...]

Day 3: Bark Bay – Awaroa

10.00am, Depart Bark Bay
11:45am, Arrive Tonga Quarry
12:10pm, Depart Tonga Quarry
12:40pm, Arrive Onetahuti Beach
1:00pm, Arrive Beach Crossing (low tide = 1:30pm, cross, have a break)
1:15pm, Leave Beach crossing
3:30pm, Arrive Awaroa via Awaroa Lodge (which was closed) (time approx)

 
I woke to rain this morning – sometimes quite heavy.  I didn’t rush with breakfast and set off at 10:00am.  It was wet, but the overhead [...]