Bowentown Sunshine

Bowentown is just one of those places that just works and with its fantastic beach, it is hard to beat for somewhere to stay.  Every time I walked down to the beach with the camera over the few days I had here, there was a completely different look.

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Looking down from the hill. Rafe parked at the bottom of the image.

I was parked overlooking the sea and the rest of the camp close to where I was when I was here a few years ago.  A lovely spot and only a few steps to the sand.

That amazing beach

Anzac Bay is an easy walk from the Campground and is on the other side of the peninsular.  There used to be overnight parking a few years ago but it was stopped due to congestion issues, but it is another nice bay with others beyond that you can walk to from there. If you have bikes, there is a great bike trail that takes you all the way up to the northern end Waihi Beach.

Anzac Bay

I spent some time with some other Motor homers who had stopped for lunch and were enjoying the sunshine.

Picnickers at Anzac Bay

Back to the camp… On the second day, there, I popped down to the new Froth Cafe for a coffee and a snack. They had a walking group from Waihi Beach so were run off their feet but both Shawna and Helon had the place humming. The walkers do this on a regular basis and stop for a reward at the Cafe.

Shawna and Helon at Froth, the new Cafe.

There are some amazing VW Combi Cabins you can stay in too that are still there. You can see the post I did last time I was here on those.

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There used to be a lovely boardwalk that ran along the top of the sand dunes along the beach but unfortunately the last weather events undermined to the point that it was unsafe, and it has been removed.

It is still one of the best beaches around and just going down to sit in the lee of the hill at the bottom of the beach with the sand between your toes is just magic, even in winter 🙂

Rafe’s tracker map to Bowentown – Armada GPS