Views and a 100 year old Cafe - Huia

Going to Huia is a wonderful drive, down through the ranges, along the edge of the harbour. As you drive you wind around the bends of the mountain, and catch a glimpse of the water, then back in along the mountain edge, and back out to see the water again, until you are driving next to the water, with the expanse of the harbour opening out beside you.

There are a few historic buildings still around, dotting the coastline, as well as a museum. The old school opened in 1894 and closed in 1961, and is now a Lodge.

We stopped in at the Huia Beach Store & Cafe, which had decent food for a reasonable cost, along with a list of every owner of the cafe in the last 100 years. There where also a few boat ramps and people heading out on the harbour.

 

I was also amazed by the volcanic rock along the shoreline, the landscape is so very different to Australia, just a reminder of how young this country is.