sunset exploration

Goat Island Marine Park - Hauraki Gulf, NZ

Goat Island Marine Park - Hauraki Gulf, NZ

Freya sunset dancing, Goat Island Marine Park - Hauraki Gulf, NZ



Goat Island Marine Park - Hauraki Gulf, NZ

Rockpool reflection, Goat Island Marine Park - Hauraki Gulf, NZ

 

magical pixie dust

Catching the pixie dust in the beautiful morning sunshine
Whitianga

 

The kids loved playing with moving the dust around and forming swirls,
just like they do in the water, but this time they can visually see it!
Whitianga

driftwood beach

Collecting 'elephant tusks' or then again they may be swords... imagination is a wonderful thing!
"Driftwood Beach", Moehau Range, Coromandel, NZ
 

Fighting the NW winds
"Driftwood Beach" Moehau Range, Coromandel, NZ

Freya enjoying finding treasures and slightly smaller swords than her brother
"Driftwood Beach, Moehau Range, Coromandel, NZ

green katydid watching

common garden katydid (Caedicia simplex) Colville Café



A not-so camouflage Common Garden Katydid (Caedicia simplex) under
close investigation, Colville Café

Common Garden Katydid (Caedicia simplex) Colville Café



"Been Seen"....Common Garden Katydid (Caedicia simplex) Colville Café



Common Garden Katydid (Caedicia simplex) Colville Café

mooncatching on mazuran

If the moon shall keep us awake, then let us catch it!

 

 

cockpit model shoot

Both Blake and Freya decided the light was "good" for a modelling shoot in the cockpit. (ie. the sun was out!)

 

 

 

 

shakespeare park barbeque with our 'Libellule' friends

Yesterday we enjoyed the Shakespeare Regional Park with our French friends from the catamaran Libellule.  The sun came out and the wind dropped to almost nothing, very NZ at this time of year!.... So with the nice day we enjoyed a barbeque and fun in the park to celebrate.



Blake gets some Professional help in his Frisbee technique

Starting the barbeque....a few paper towels and A4 paper later.....we have fire!

Captain Cook, Guillaume the Barbeque Chef

Guillaume found a bottle of wine with his surname on it, so a baguette and wine were very French for the day!

I made Blake his monkey swing



Pauline had requested a NZ Carrot Cake, so I made one to celebrate!.....(thanks Mum for the recipe!)

We taught Yves some very important techniques when in a field of grass.

Now these guys sail to Chile, then Antarctica!  Brrrrr!

 

 

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