so, last satuday we all got up a bit earlier than normal and drove up to Paihia to begin our week away
we stopped half way for morning tea in a cafe and to check the map
which was a nice opportunity for olivia to show off her lovely shawl, hat and sunglasses
we also stopped off at the hundertwasser toilets in kawakawa
kezia had done a school project on hundertwasser a few years ago in the UK so was delighted to find this, his final architectural creation
luckily this is one toilet location where you don’t get arrested for taking photos
i felt quite at home with the speacial spelling in kawakawa
we made good time so when we arrived in paihia we were able to have a swim in the motel pool and suss out the local eateries
and we did a spot of geocaching in the local graveyard
our two families had adjacent flats which shared a landing which made for nice friends together friendliness !
eventually it went dark and that was the end of the first day