22km Day : 475km Total

From Mangawhai I walked the road SE through paddocks and a pine forest.  This was followed by a 3km beach walk to Te Arai Point.  There were a group of teenagers taking a surfing lesson when I arrived.

I stopped here for a short break at a picnic table.  Enjoying the ocean breeze, warm sun and the sound of the waves.  As I was leaving, a group of the surfers moved over to a 10m cliff and were jumping off of it into a deep natural pool at the edge of the ocean.

After a short walk over and around Te Arai Point I was back on the beach on my way to Pakiri Beach Holiday Park thinking it was to be an easy, short day.  But I soon started felling a sharp pain in my left shin.  By the time I reach the Holiday Park I was just limping along.  I will almost certainly take a Zero day tomorrow to give my leg a chance to recover.