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25km Day : 247km Total
Today started with a 2km walk that didn’t count in the mileage.  The trail is actually 2km east of town so I had to get back to the point I left the trail on Wednesday before I could start counting official mileage again.  Then I proceeded to take an unintended 10min sightseeing tour around the peninsula before getting back on the right trail. 
On the way out of town I met two other Americans also doing the TA Trail. We stopped to consult on the right way out of town, but as we were traveling at different paces we said our farewells and moved on to our separate hikes. 
The morning consisted of mostly walking gravel forestry roads.  It was easy walking in pleasant surroundings.  Around ten o’clock the sky went dark and it started to rain so I rushed to get my wet weather gear on, but by the time I had it on the sun came back out.  I saw this same sort of thing happen on 90 mile beach.  I’m beginning to get the impression that cloud bursts on an otherwise perfect day are a common thing in New Zealand.
The scenery changed to a golf course on the shoreline around 1pm.  Then I reached Te Ti Bay at 1:30 where I stopped for fish and chips while sitting on the beach taking a long rest break.  Moving on to Piahia there were just amazing views of the bay and the tourism industry was taking full advantage of it.  Heaps of motels, restaurants and local tours to be found here.
The final 2km I walked along the Veronica Channel in a mix of beach walking and scrambling over volcanic rock formations.  Apparently I was suppose to take the trails above the rocks but missed them.  I even did a little wading in the surf in parts because the tide was up.  A lot of fun!  Overall a great day!
Camping at the Beachside Holiday Park tonight with my tent 10m from the beach.