You may have to stay in the bay a little longer...there are loads of adventure activities - and you've got your rental car to get you there - so get going!
If you're looking for adventure try Tandem Skydiving, Parasailing or take a jet boat ride at Longridge Park.
And if you don't want to leave the ground, there's a jet simulator or you can fly back in time by checking out the vast array of planes and paraphenalia at the Warbirds Museum.
If you want to spend a day on the water, how about swimming with the dolpins, go for a days fishing on a charter boat or head to Wairoa River to Waimarino Adventure Park and kayak hire.
Fancy a flight? Choose from a scenic flights, an introductory flying lesson, glider flights, aerobatics or helicopter flights.
Love to shop? Shop till you drop, because there's plenty to choose from, whether it's the shopping centres located in downtown Tauranga and Mt Maunganui, Bayfair Shopping Centre or Fashion Island at Papamoa.
