Clifton Road Reserve

Travelling south towards Napier, we stopped for lunch at Whirinaki. Plenty of space to pull off the road makes this a very accessible beach, although much of it was quite stony.

About 20 minutes past Napier, (past Clive, between Haumoana and Te Awanga), is a beautiful little camping spot called Clifton Road Reserve.

Right beside the beach.

It’s a spacious place, with shrubs planted all around, and some people chose to park closer to them to avoid the wind.

Lots of space for more campervans in here!

We preferred the views, and while the main view we were blocking was our friends' view from their pink and white bus, they assured us they could see plenty around either side.

While we were there, a number of cars turned up to enjoy the views for a short time—to walk their dogs or eat their fish ‘n’ chips. There was even a disabled parking “space”!

This beach was VERY stony. Looking left . . .

. . . and right.

There were great facilities here. Good toilets as well as a place to leave your rubbish.

Also, an “Iron Maiden” to collect your camping fee/donation.

I guess you could stay for free as no one polices it, but I’d like to think most people show their appreciation for the availability of a wonderful spot, even those like us who are self-contained and do not use the toilets. The restrictions are that you can only stay here a couple of nights.

It was here we said farewell to our travelling companions, as Garth & Helen left us to head back home to Stratford (Taranaki). It was so good to have their company as we travelled around the East Cape, but some good things must come to an end . . . .

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