Hitching to east cape from napier was easier than anticipated and by 2pm im at the end of east cape road. Its a 15min climb up 800 steps to the lighthouse which marks the offical starting point of my trip.
Whilst i was going to make tommorow the official start, its still early and there's no where to camp near the lighthouse so i crack on.
Back at the road end there's no obvious acess to the beach so i take through a muddy cattle pugged paddock. Once on the beach heading south it's an easy walk at low tide on hard sand. Not wanting to tackle waikori bluff today i pick a campspot amoungst the dunes where there's a stream, puhutakawa trees and enough drift wood for a wind break and a fire.
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