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Imagine 4.5 kilometres of sandy white beach, crystal blue sea, light surf lapping on the shore and all day sun. Now preserve that image in your head as a result of that is Matarangi!
Matarangi seaside is tremendous secure for kids, making it probably the most fashionable household locations on the peninsula. This additionally means it's the most developed of the northern facing seashores, yet Matarangi is a place very a lot in contact with the simple issues in life. It is a community where life is centred across the normal retailer, where households come year after year to chill out and unwind from the stresses of city life.
There's simply sufficient of these metropolis life-style pleasures; an international 18 gap golf course, a licensed restaurant and bar and Piper's Cafe for individuals who cannot do without their daily caffeine repair, however not so much that people forget why they came right here; to fish, swim, dive, go boating, walk in the many natural reserves or just lie on the beach.
For individuals who wish to experience the holy grail of really untouched seashores, then you should visit New Friends beach. New Friends is rated among the top beaches in the world by Observer and National Geographic, but is just about unknown by most New Zealanders. Neglect about driving to this seashore as a result of the one way you'll get here is by foot.
From Matarangi, head north to the far end of Whangapoua Seashore, wade throughout the shallow lagoon then stroll 30 minute walk, around coastline, over rocks and past a magnificent grove of Nikau Palms. Then take a huge breath as you prepare to be surprised by this magnificent unspoiled beach paradise lined with overgrown pohutukawa trees; no folks, no homes, nothing but sandy white seashore and the azure waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Head again to Matarangi and wind your method alongside Bluff Road, taking a while to stop at Rings Seashore, a small settlement of about 20 houses with a fresh water lagoon that's excellent for kids. Then continue on previous the many rocky outcrops (excellent for surf casting) till you attain Kuaotunu. That is quintessential New Zealand; a picturesque country village and sandy white seashore, surrounded by native bush and rugged farmland. Kuaotunu Seashore is just not solely a safe swimming beach however can also be famous for its surf break off the Blackjack Reef. At Kuaotunu, you will get pleasure from idyllic days crusing, boating snorkelling and water snowboarding and swimming with dolphins who are regular visitors to the bay.
Blackjack Road is a gravel road that winds its way to two beaches that many really feel are the real jewels in a royal treasure trove of beautiful beaches; Otama and Opito Bay. This is where you come to simply take pleasure in what's here; the wonder, the privateness and seclusion. This feeling of seclusion is further enhanced at Otama by the broad strip of farmland and bush reserve that goes the size of the seashore so there's no housing near or seen from the beach. Being north facing, it gets all day sun; brilliant sunrises and sunsets and with no metropolis lights and light-weight pollution, the night time sky is solely dazzling.
