Hawkes Bay break

It’s been a wee while but I’m back at it. Have been busy at work and then took a week off to head up to Hawkes Bay to see the other-half’s family and friends.

It was a blessing to be in a camp site out of cell phone reception where those annoying work calls can’t find you. However, being in close and constant confinement with so many kids (about 12 of varying ages) was a bit of a shock to the system.

However the days got themselves into a rhythm. The boys would head off in the morning diving for crayfish and paua. I would find a shady spot and read a book, looking up occasionally to count heads or fins. Then in the middle of the day we would shelter in the shade of the camp site, and venture out again in the later afternoon for a paddle in the sea. A few wines and then an evening fry-up of BBQ and the days catch was not a difficult way to spend ones time.

A few photos of the sea and the mighty Kahikatia trees in the nearby reserve. They were so huge and straight – one was over 600yrs old. Extremely impressive.