20 January 2009

Cathedral Cove



You've got to go there!

Hot Water Beach




We're trying to make the summer last as long as possible! This weekend we camped with friends in Hahei. On Saturday evening we dug ourselves a hot spring at low tide at Hot Water Beach, Coromandel, as the surf tumbled in on shore.

Drag Masters



Can you believe that I went to the Drag Masters for the second year running?!

Water Taxi



Mum and Dad were our water taxi to and from our resort island. We stopped to picnic both ways in idyllic summer weather.

Zane Grey Resort



Camping at Otehei Bay on Urupukapuka Island was just like being back on our honeymoon x

Fresh Fish and Scallops




What a feast we had for dinner... and all freshly caught and gutted by our lads!

Picnic on Roberton Island



What a stunning day to picnic on Roberton Island in the Bay of Islands!

Unwinding at Mangawhai



Driving north after Christmas we stopped to stay at Patrick's place in Mangawhai. It was just what we needed to start unwinding after a busy end to the year... We were released to chill as we pleased, reading, swimming, sleeping, eating.

Humpback Whales


We came across two humpback whales in the Hauraki Gulf an hour from Auckland City during our Christmas staff party!!! It was only the third time that humpback whales had been cited in our harbour since the 1960s! Wow, it was breathtaking to see their flukes rise in the air and to see them breach out of the water!