I was sitting around the house this afternoon, feeling all bored and too hot and a little grumpy. So I rousted everyone out and into the car because We Are Going On An Adventure. I had this notion to go and find a particular waterfall. But we ended up in Piha again by accident. Oh well. There are worse problems to have.
It was windy but the boys figured out a work-around.
And they did some mad log-rolling down the beach. When they ran out of steam we did some hole-digging and some shell-picking.
Our drive back home took us past Karekare beach. Because I was driving, I decided I'd take a detour down there. Conveniently, my passengers were willing to accompany me even though this was another of those 'breathalyzer*' driving scenarios. I've nursed a serious regret over the months since we were last there that we just got outta Dodge on that windy day instead of making lemonade and driving another two hundred meters past the beach and into the bush.
Because that's where there's a waterfall. (Yay, I got to see one after all!)
And oh my, what a waterfall it was!
With even a lagoon for swimming! Like Hawaii except better. OK, this is seriously a must-see. If it's this breathtaking on a rainy day (it IS a rainforest, after all), can you just imagine what it would be like when the water and sky are turquoise-blue?
* So named because the necessary motor skills and reaction times required by the road will automatically select out any intoxicated drivers.
It was windy but the boys figured out a work-around.
And they did some mad log-rolling down the beach. When they ran out of steam we did some hole-digging and some shell-picking.
Our drive back home took us past Karekare beach. Because I was driving, I decided I'd take a detour down there. Conveniently, my passengers were willing to accompany me even though this was another of those 'breathalyzer*' driving scenarios. I've nursed a serious regret over the months since we were last there that we just got outta Dodge on that windy day instead of making lemonade and driving another two hundred meters past the beach and into the bush.
Because that's where there's a waterfall. (Yay, I got to see one after all!)
And oh my, what a waterfall it was!
With even a lagoon for swimming! Like Hawaii except better. OK, this is seriously a must-see. If it's this breathtaking on a rainy day (it IS a rainforest, after all), can you just imagine what it would be like when the water and sky are turquoise-blue?
* So named because the necessary motor skills and reaction times required by the road will automatically select out any intoxicated drivers.
1 comment:
I love your adventures at Piha! It is becoming quite a familiar destination! Isn't that Lion Rock in the 1st picture?
Even the wind has a playful expression on this day: the upswept brims on the boys hats are adorable!
The waterfall is certainly the crowning glory and reward of this adventure. Did you go swimming in the lagoon? What are those pink flowers again? They accent this picture of paradise so beautifully!
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