Coasting

You may recall that last Sundays walk took me and Bonnie out through the Waiuku forest to Kariotahi beach which is a wild west coast beach facing out into the Tasman Sea.

Today after the family Easter festivities were concluded we headed home, collected the dog and headed to the east coast inner Waitamata harbour beaches which are 10 minutes from home. I am mindful that in the next few weeks our weather is going to start getting pretty abysmal so I’m all about maximising outdoor time right now.  I knew the tide would be out but Umapuia and Maraetai beaches are nice spots anyway. Plus it’s too cold to swim already anyway so the tide situation doesn’t matter.

I actually remembered I had my camera with me today so I’ve taken some shots to show you. The light wasn’t great as it was late afternoon already by the time we got to the beach so some of the last shots are taken at dusk.

Hope they’re of some interest.  Click to enlarge.

    Then it was practically dark and getting cold so we packed ourselves and our sandy and wet dog back into the wagon and headed home.

It’s been a lovely day and I hope everyone else has a great day too. There’s been lots of food,  a bit of the wider family, some yummy chocolate and a lot of spending time with those precious to me. Getting to the beach was a bonus.