Tuesday 26 October 2010

Sandspit and Casablanca

We started by packing early on Thursday night and then after having a lovely dinner at another local Japanese place to my house called Shochiku which adds to the list of Renkon, Kens Yakitori and one I can't remember the name of on corner of Queen Street and City Road.

We set off at noon on Friday and were in Sandspit not long after to setup camp and basque in the sunshine. It was a nice spot with lovely views of the harbour and really neat retro styled decor to all the amenities. Night one went OK a bit cold but luckily I had packed the hot water bottle and the beautiful sounds of the moreporks more than made up for it.

Day two we just relaxed in the sun read our books, went shell hunting, for a bush walk and generally relaxed. Love the crazy rocks in the area and now can tell the difference between, Bubble, Cockle, Muscle, Scallop, Turret, Biscuit, Tulip, Ostrich Foot and Oyster shells.

Sunday more sun bathing and book reading before heading into Matakana's Ascention winery to listen to some music and watch Casablanca under the stars alot of fun - especially some of the remarks yelled from some very inebriated audience members.


Monday we went to Charlies gelato garden and had the sweetest strawberries I have had in years and seriously the best blueberry gelato in the world. Then we went for a drive to Snells beach, Algies Bay and Scotts Landing all stunning on a bright sunny day before heading home.

1 comment:

  1. You look like you are having fun! Beautiful pics as always. I need another vacation~!

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