whangarei day 1

holiday pictures – day 1

our holiday earlier this week was up to Whangarei which is about 2 and half hours north of Auckland .   We explored the bit of land stuck out to the right of Whangarei

we set off early and had breakfast in our favourite cafe on the way.  in addition to the usual chicken there’s now a cat which likes to sit on people

first proper stop of the day was for the Mt Manaia walking track which pretty much went straight up 420metres to the top of a hill.  it was very stairy-y and tiring, especially for the male members of the household (ie me)

then we visited ocean beach

final stop for the day was this little seaside village with a walking bridge to get you to the next bit of the peninsula (save yourself the hour long drive by road to get to the other side)

 

 

on the way back from the beach on the other side we saw an amazing rainbow which came really close

so close in fact that esther could stand in it

in the evening we went out for dinner and kezia ate an amazing amount of ribs

and here’s our holiday house