Waihi Beach

From Mi Camp we headed north-east to Waihi Beach, which is situated right on the stunning Bay of Plenty, where we would stay for two nights at the Waihi Holiday Park. Our route took us through Rotorua and Tauranga, where we stopped for a coffee and a stroll around this lively town. Before arriving at Waihi Beach we deviated to the Kaimai Mamaku Forest as we wanted to have a look at a 600 year old kauri tree located there on the Tuahu Track and which was well worth the 20 minute walk. We looked up at this magnificent tree with a tinge of sadness as we recalled how the European settlers began logging in 1772 and this devastation continued until the 1950s thus decimating the kauri forests to a great extent. Following this stop we continued on to the holiday park.