We set off early, for us, just after breakfast and drove to Katikati. Last time we were there we had seen a nice walk along the river and thought it would be nice to do it with Totty and we were not disappointed.
The walk has big boulders along the pathway with very profound statements inscribed on them. What the story is behind it I don't know but it was a nice walkway and obviously a good path to teach your children to ride a bike as there were many of them doing it!
Once we left the main area in the town we headed over to the path that runs along the river with marshland on the other side. It was a lovely walk and we only saw a handful of people on our way. The path runs along the back of some houses and is very wide. The houses have incorporated the path into their gardens and look after it and planted it up with some really lovely plants and shrubs making it look like one big garden. Some of the houses were lovely and you just couldn't help but look in!!!
At the end of the path you look across to Matakana Island which is in Tauranga Bay and I have mentioned before. We had our picnic lunch and then set off back to the car. It took a total of two and a half hours and was really good. We saw a huge amount of birds including many kingfishers, three were actually sitting on poles while we watched them. There are information boards along the way which tell you the names and was very helpful.
We were very tired when we got back to the car and Totty was very quiet. We drove out to where we had walked and it was about a five mile round trip. A good bit of exercise for a Sunday afternoon.
On our way back we stopped at a little roadside place I had seen many times which sells fresh fruit ice cream. I had a boysenberry one and Jon had kiwifruit and it was very good.
Back at the house Jon washed the car and I read my book and Totty fell asleep.
We were glad we had the early start as it rained in the early afternoon where we had had a lovely sunny morning.
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