Caught the ferry to Russell for lunch, saw the Russell museum and Pompallier Mission Adobe Heritage Printery. Great site where we learnt the meaning of quoined a phrase, cut to the chase, paper boy and many others.
Caught the ferry back to Paihia and kayaked to the base of the Haruru falls. Great photo opportunity but we were a bit early in the spring for the night paddle so missed seeing the mysteriously lit waterfall and missed seeing a kiwi, yet again. We have, however, heard the call of the female and male kiwi in a shop when we squeezed a soft toy - apparently authentically close to the real thing.
