Lady Rose Fishing Charters Whangamata

Down the Beach is a path across a small peninsula leading to New Chums Beach. There’s no direct access so have to park the car and walk down the beach, over a pretty just stretch of rocks, a steep climb using a rope to pull you up, over the peninsula top and down to the beach. Overcast day when we visited, however could imagine it could be pretty if sun shining. Pretty cove, rugged coastal scenery and a nice unspoiled beach. If sunny, could find shelter under some overhanging trees. Rope swing tied on to a tree for the kids. A good 20-30 min walk from the car, and may be hard if carrying chairs, BBQ or another equipment for the day. (tripadvisor.com)

One of the best things about staying the night in Gisborne is that you get to be among the 1st few people in the world to welcome in the start of the new day Gisborne is the 1st city to see the sun rise each day. It s also the 1st city to welcome in the New Year more mindless trivia for your road trip companions! Gisborne is a good stop off for some well-deserved dinner and is on occasion called the chardonnay capital of New Zealand though there are lots of other places who may argue that one. There’s some really nice history to Gisborne as this was the 1st place where Captain Cook landed in New Zealand in 1769 at the close Kaiti Beach. (gorentals.co.nz)