I met Paul on arrival and was greeted with the warmest welcome it immediately made me feel I was home. Being Kiwi and from northland I was showing my Australian partner the greatness of the winterless north. Cape Reinga, Te Hapua, Bay of Islands and Whananaki. The Pohutukawa Lodge was all it was described and more. From the warmest cabin room to the softest bed, not to mention the back door view overlooking the Karikari estuary and dunes before the beach.