27km Day : 335km Total
The day started with a walk across the Whananaki Footbridge.

Soon after I crossed I noticed two other hikers crossing.  They turned out to be Chris and Tony, the Kiwi hikers who I’d met two other times since the start of the hike.  We hiked on and off together for the rest of the day. 
It was a beautiful day with a good mixture of different types of trails, thru paddocks, beaches, forests and roads. 

In Ngunguru I stopped at the Salt Air Cafe for an excellent pizza.  The manager of the cafe informed me that the Holiday Park where I was planning to stay had recently closed, and offered to give me a ride to the Holiday Park in Tutukaka when the cafe closed.  I thanked her and left this option open and went out to see what other options there might be in Ngunguru.  I almost immediately met Sharon and John who were planning to stay at a Bed & Breakfast whose owner is a big supporter of the TA trail and allows hikers to set up tents in his side yard.  So I joined them to stay the night there.