Hello again.
I'm here to update everyone on my weekend. Oliver has now gone home (sad face) so I need something to do to keep me busy.
Anywho, we spent the weekend on the other side of the peninsula. It was pretty fun. I've decided I will tell the story with photos. (The one at the top is us at Hahei beach)
This is us setting off. Note the grapes Oliver refused to leave behind despite having no room in his bag
Us at the bus stop, still with grapes
The view from the ferry at Whitianga. The bus took us to Whiti and then we had to cross on the ferry and get a shuttle. Was a bit of a mission as all the shuttles were being used for a wedding. But eventually sorted something out. I sulked briefly, probably making Oliver think twice about our south east asia trip.
Having made it to Hot water beach we hired a shovel and got digging. Unfortunately it's actually quite a small bit of beach and all the good spots were taken. Our pool was just cold, which actually worked out well when we made friends and their pool was too hot.
Oliver with his grapes, we gave some to the ?german people who let us in the pool. It seemed to cement the friendship. So they came in handy after all. Also Oliver seemed to enjoy them.
I would like to show you a nice photo of us in the pool but my feet are right by the hotwater spring so mostly it's just me making ouch-hot faces.
See - just ouch faces.
We stayed the night just up the road at hahei. We stayed in a caravan. There was a mouse, I thought it was Olly. There may have been some screaming. In other news, the beach there is amazing. The next few photos are of it.
On the way back home the nice shuttle driver took us up to the lookout. It looks over Mercury Bay. This is the place where Captain Cook first took the transit of Mercury and figured out New Zealands co-ordinates. The shuttle driver even took our photo for us
We also visited an old pa site. The track up to it is cut through the old shell middens and you can see the layers.
On Sunday after we got back to Thames we hung out at the water front and went to the movies. The theatre is really cute and old fashioned with chandeliers etc
Cinema
Us in the bird hide.
And that's all folks
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