On a whim, we jumped in the car and zipped over to Te Atatu* Peninsula. So what if it was threatening rain? We needed some beach time! Harbour View Beach looks nice from the satellite view on the online map; let's see what it's like in real life.
Well, hmm, that's deflating. View of the Harbour, yes. Beach, not so much. More of a mudflat.
A rare miss for NZ beach beauty-- we rated it only a 2 out of 10. But to be fair, we were there during probably the gloomiest possible weather, at the lowest possible tide, and had we been there to do a little clamming we'd have thought this was perfect.
We made the most of it and ended up having a wonderful afternoon. And the boys, with their adorably short memories, said they liked this beach the most of any we've been to.
After all, who wouldn't like the opportunity to explore a real live natural mangrove forest? That's what the bushes and the sticking-up rootlets are, real mangroves! Their seeds float and you find them on the shores everywhere.
And there was a cool rock seawall that was good for climbing on.
And so many neat shells to sift through. I like how each beach we go to has its own unique mix of shells. Here, the striped-snails (bottom picture, far left and far right) became treasures and we filled both boys' pockets with them.
*Pronounced tey ATTA too
Well, hmm, that's deflating. View of the Harbour, yes. Beach, not so much. More of a mudflat.
A rare miss for NZ beach beauty-- we rated it only a 2 out of 10. But to be fair, we were there during probably the gloomiest possible weather, at the lowest possible tide, and had we been there to do a little clamming we'd have thought this was perfect.
We made the most of it and ended up having a wonderful afternoon. And the boys, with their adorably short memories, said they liked this beach the most of any we've been to.
After all, who wouldn't like the opportunity to explore a real live natural mangrove forest? That's what the bushes and the sticking-up rootlets are, real mangroves! Their seeds float and you find them on the shores everywhere.
And there was a cool rock seawall that was good for climbing on.
And so many neat shells to sift through. I like how each beach we go to has its own unique mix of shells. Here, the striped-snails (bottom picture, far left and far right) became treasures and we filled both boys' pockets with them.
*Pronounced tey ATTA too
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Just goes to show that you can always find treasure where you least expect it.
I like the name of this place: Tey ATTITUDE. It's got plenty of it! :)
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