The early bird catches the worm they say, so after good night's sleep and a brief moment taking it all in, we quickly packed up and headed back to the coast in search of a wave. The high cliff roads provide many great outlooks to spot a bit of movement, and rounding the corner into Te Araroa is no exception, the view down the coast is like no other and so we decided to venture on into the lowlands and again another river in hopes it would lead us straight onto the beach. A couple of hours and a few rescue missions later we made the 800m leg only to realise the tide had turned and the wave had turned with it.