TODAY'S WALK

Fifteen of us enjoyed our walk today at Tamaterau.  The walk starts with a reasonable climb then a walk down the road to the beach and back along the shore to the starting point.  Once again we took our own refreshments and found a picnic table in the shade to enjoy it.

Once again Mr. Google has put the photos in the opposite order but never mind.

PATAUA SOUTH

 It is a long time since we went to Pataua South for a walk with the walking group but today was the day.  Only nine of us on the walk but the day was perfect.  Some cloud to start with and a cooling breeze.  We walked over the long pedestrian bridge to Pataua North and these photos were taken from the bridge.

We then walked alongside the Harbour.

For some reason the photos are coming last to first so I am grouping them together.  We then walked to the ocean beach.

The beach

and the houses alongside the beach

On the way back another view of the harbour

We had all brought some refreshments so there was more than enough to eat and drink. The view back to the bridge from our picnic table.

On the way back home we took a side road that led us to the other side of the harbour with a view to the  path we had walked on the other side and the sea.

We got home at about 1.40. It is now nearly 7 pm and raining so no need to water the garden.

LOG SPLITTING AND BUSH WALK

It was March last year when someone set fire to the Cypress tree in the park behind us.  

We ended up with about half a dozen large logs that have been drying.  A couple of days ago Doug got out the log splitter and set about splitting them.  They were full of knots and he ended up using a chainsaw for some of them but persevered and got them all split.  

Yesterday morning we moved all the split wood to the firewood shed.  It has been hot all week (27 degrees) so in the afternoon we went to A.H. Reed Park for a walk in the bush.

It was lovely and cool in the bush, just what we needed.