We took a coach journey from Kerikeri where we are camped to Cape Reinga at the Northernmost tip of New Zealand. The first part of the journey involved travelling along the ninety-mile beach, which is actually an official highway! It was certainly strange to be racing along the beach with the tide coming in. We drove all the way to the Northernmost exit which is actually a quicksand channel where the car/coach has to keep moving otherwise they sink into the sand, apparently this has trapped many tourists. Our driver had no problems though. The channel actually passed through some giant sand dunes. The driver got everyone off the bus and produced some sandboards for everyone to try sandboarding. The climb to the top of the sand dunes was hard work but the thrill of coming down, very fast on the boards was worth it.
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