Farewell Spit is a 35km long spit that juts out into the strait between the North and South Islands. It’s also the end of the road, literally, although not if you go on foot.

First is a walk through typical Kiwi farmland, complete with cabbage tree palms and sheep.

But the closer to the beach we get, the more windswept the landscape becomes. Well it is literally on the Roaring Forties.