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Summer days at 90 Mile beach


This is one place I want to get back to once Summer comes from December until March. 90 Mile Beach is one of those places that goes on and on stretching from Kaitaia up to Cape Reinga. It's on the west coast of our North Island and is approx 88 miles long.


Its beach and sand dunes are popular with tourists - this area has been the culprit of quite a few shipwrecks in the old days. Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear drove along here in one of their episodes with James May.

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Comments

Wow, that's a LOOOOOONG stretch of beach! Looks really beautiful.
local alien said…
What a marvellous place to visit.
Cro Magnon said…
My sister used to live there (Kaitaia), with all that fabulous beach on her doorstep.
Andy said…
Wow! Beautiful scenery.
eileeninmd said…
What a pretty beach, lovely views and sky. Happy Friday, enjoy your day and weekend!
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Amazing looking beach, hard to believe it is so long, shame Clarkson & May did not sink in it, I can't stand the pair of them
Photo Cache said…
I like the name of the beach and also I love wide sandy beaches like this one.

Worth a Thousand Words
Just had to stop by …
What a beautiful beach, I love your pictures.

All the best Jan
Rhonda Albom said…
I was going to drive on this beach once in our AWD Odyssey but hubby didn't think it too good of an idea. I guess our attempted entrance in loose sand had him backing out as quick as he could.
Bill said…
Stunning views of the beach! Beautiful images, Amy.
Wow and lovely seaS shore shot . Please tell something about my captures on my blog.
I love to walk on a beach and feel the sand and smell the fresh air and hear the wind and this is a long, long, long way to do it. Are there seashells and rocks to be had? I like to collect those too. Ahhh, the images you have created in my mind while looking at your photograph. Nice job!
That's a great long beach! Its funny to me when people talk about or show people driving on the beach because it isn't allowed here in Oregon. We've been in many States where it is though -- even drove our camper on one in Texas -- but it still surprises me a little.
PerthDailyPhoto said…
Fabulous! This is why I live by the ocean Amy 💙

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