Traveled from Coromandal Town to Whitianga. Nice little town that probably EXPLODES during high season. Since it is NOT high season, I would recommend!
The Waiau waterfalls are close by, maybe 30 minutes drive and just past Waiau Kauri Grove.
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At 1st, the elephants were busy just mowing down the shrubs and grass. One matriarch gave us a little "back off" charge, so we did just that!
Sound on!

On our way into the reserve, BEFORE check in, we saw a momma and about a month old cub! The guides were jealous because we were the 1st ones to see these 2. Everyone got to see them later that evening but it was fun to be first!

Thought I was going to keep up a little more on our journey. Maybe a journal sort of thing. I have, thus far, FAILED! LOL Here are the birds enjoying a bath after we FINALLY got out of their birdbath! Oh, and Red Hartebeest in the background.

We visited Inkaka Island. It is part of the Century City development. While I am guessing they wanted to develop this unusable swamp land, someone stepped in and said "oh yeah, no". So, they came up with the idea of saving some for a park. However it came about, it is a pleasant place to be!