i went to piha today to take some photos. it was quite wet and windy and a bit chilly so after a quick walk round the empty beach i headed in land and walked up to the kitekite waterfalls with my tripod. later i returned to the beach to eat my sandwiches then headed home
jane took kezia and her friend to the mall then supervised them swimming in the pool
esther had a sleep over at a friend’s house last night then spent the day on rangitoto island. They made their way there and back by public transport and walked the hour from the ferry wharf to a bach on the island. they had a little pootle about in a little boat but didn’t go swimming as it was raining too heavily
here’s a strange mushroom / toadstool thing that looked like an ear
then later this afternoon our new neighbours came round for afternoon tea. they stayed for nearly 2 hours
this evening everyone went to bed early !