Instead of sheep, we passed lots of cow pastures on the way to Foxton Beach and Himatangi Beach.

Unfortunately, there were lots of little children and little dogs running around at the particular time and place we stopped (school holiday, warm weather and close to parking lot), so we couldn't keep the dogs off leash; Rx definitely loved the place though.  We'll go back and find a quieter spot after we master 4 wheel drive shifting and driving in the sand.
https://picasaweb.google.com/115133267095590644390/Beach02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
for all the beach pictures.