Apr52017
Anne here . . .
So I was awake at 5.30am (touch of jet lag?). But watching the sunrise; listening to the early morning birds (Tui?); and having the background sound of waves gently breaking on the beach from the apartment’s veranda was just magical.
Truly one of life’s golden, memorable moments.
Apr52017
Anne here again…
Wednesday today.
And we have dodged heavy rain showers all day. But the scenery on State Highway One through Northland was absolutely spectacular. Far more hills and scoria cones (we think) – whatever a scoria cone is (I married a geologist) – than I expected.
And now we are sat in the loveliest apartment, with the most spectacular views of the Bay of Islands, with balcony doors open listening to waves crashing gently on the beach.
And the best bit…We are here for three nights.
#betterthanworking
Apr52017
Anne here…
Okay, so our holiday got slightly put on hold for a day and a half. But there was also widespread flooding and general chaos so our thoughts are with the local inhabitants who were affected more than us.
Whangarei Town Basin
The photo here is Whangarei Town Basin in the rain. We coped by having coffee and cake. It’s a hard life being on holiday. Lol.
The up side of the rain was that Whangarei waterfall (at the top of this post) was totally spectacular. It’s right on the edge of the town and literally two minutes walk from the car park. But it is one of the most dramatic waterfalls I have ever seen. I was amazed and slightly mesmerised by it.
Apr42017
Anne here…
Now it is raining … torrential rain in massive showers! It isn’t a surprise. We missed cyclone Diane that caused so much havoc in Australia. But caught the heavy bands of rain that followed the cyclone. Home from home. Much better weather is forecast in a day or two. And at least now we have picked up the hire car, we can shelter in the car.
We’ve left Auckland, heading North. Over the Auckland Harbour Bridge – fab views of the waters around Auckland. The rain hadn’t started at that point! We didn’t come this way at all 3 years ago. So all new sights.
Heading for The Bay of Islands with a few stop offs at little beaches along the way.
The featured photo at the top of this post is Langs Beach. Not a soul on it!
Apr42017
Anne here.
So exciting to see a bit of Auckland again. We keep saying to each other “do you remember this from last time?”
Now bear with me I’m going to be very British and talk about the weather. The forecast was very dramatic – thunderbolts, lightening, cyclone strength winds. But it didn’t get as far as Auckland.
Auckland Sky Tower
Instead, after a foggy, very humid start, we got brilliant blue skies, glorious sunshine and sparkling blue water in the harbour. Perfect holiday weather.