Driving south

Today we journey south - travelled 300+ kms through quiet farming areas - so many cows - we keep wondering how they get them all milked ! We found a super site in The Bay of Plenty at the foot of Mount Maunganui. After so much travelling we felt like some exercise so decided to climb this mountain - not the best decision - quite a challenge as we mistakenly chose the steep track! It was 236 metres uphill (lots of sheep) then went down equally as steep to the surfing beach - a real cardio-vascular work out I can tell you! However the views from the top were absolutely amazing - and worth all the effort!