{"id":9922,"date":"2024-04-15T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/?p=9922"},"modified":"2024-04-23T20:44:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:44:51","slug":"magical-mangawhai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/magical-mangawhai\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical Mangawhai (RV Day 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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We had a great first night sleep in our motorhome. It was comfortable and super quiet at the campsite. We awoke to lots of birds, some new ones again for us that we haven\u2019t yet seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We got a late check out from the park and had a slow start to the day. We ate a leisurely breakfast and called family back home to catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our outing of the day was to Mangawhai Heads Reserve, a popular surfers beach. We parked our RV at the RV park and took a nice 20-minute walk to the beach \/ trail head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was busy when we arrived for our hike, mostly because the NZ school kids are on a two week break and there were loads of surfers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sky looked ominous, but it wasn\u2019t raining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway was our goal, a 5.5 mile out and back hike partly on the beach and then up a trail for the clifftop views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except we couldn\u2019t find the trailhead. I knew high tide was at 12:30 p.m. and that\u2019s about the time we arrived. Mitch tried crossing the rocks on the beach, but the water was too high. Frustrated, we turned around and did a shorter hike, Goldschmidt Track, which was a narrow path through the bush to a stunning overlook of Mangawhai Heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wanting more of a hike and intent on finding the hike we came to do, we asked a mom and her daughter if they knew how to access the trail. Not knowing much more than we did, we banded together and forged ahead to the beach and crossed over the rocks. The tide was starting to go out so we were able to cross by jumping from one rock to another without getting too wet. Success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We walked on the beach for half a mile or so, stopping often to admire the waves and the panoramic views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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