Alice, Nik and John spent a the second week in January in Auckland, whilst we struggled to get back into the working routine. To give us something to look forward to, we decided to head to Raglan, a small town home to hippies and surfers galore! We booked into a lovely cottage overlooking the sea, and took a walk along the rugged beaches.
Ivy Cottage
The cottage residents
Raglan Beach
Starfish
Cartwheeling Nik
On our return journey we stopped by the Bridal Veil Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls
Our visitors headed on from Raglan to visit the Coromandel Penninsula, but returned in time for John's flight on to South America. Alice and Nik stayed on for Gareth's Birthday, and rustled up a Sausage and Mash tea, and a Birthday cake for the youthful looking 28 year-old.
Birthday Cake
Balloons and Presents!
Sausages and Mash - yum!
Our last dinner together!
And so our house returns to its normal quiet self. From bursting at the seams, its left with us rattling around the place. We've just returned from another weekend away, making the most of the long bank holiday weekend to visit Rosemary and Stan's beautiful home 4 hrs north of Auckland. We return relaxed, refreshed and ready to venture into February.
1 comment:
Guys...we miss you! So so much! I tell you what, doesn't that cake look delicious??!! YUUUMMMMMMMYYYYYYYY!!!! Pleased that the water was warmer up north for you this time. Thanks again so much for having us stay. Love you lots and yeah, what a youthful looking 28 year old! XXX
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