It's tough to want to stay in one place when the weather is so gorgeous. Last weekend, despite having just returned from our week on the South Island, Adam and I jumped into Atlantis and zoomed off down the coast for a half hour to find this cute little Holiday Park in Paekakariki. Consisting of a dairy, cafe, and a train stop, Paekakariki may not be your typical holiday stop - but the campsite bumped up to the Queen Elizabeth Park which runs along the West Coast for a couple of kilometers. You'll never hear me complain about being too close to the beach - so it was here we threw up our tents. PLURAL?! you may ask. Not to worry, I didn't ask Adam to get his own sleeping arrangements - the little blue hut is our "sun shelter" for the beach. It definitely paid for itself as we were actually able to enjoy hours on the beach without turning ourselves into crispy fritters.
The Holiday Park boasted not only two side by side trampolines but a huge Jumping Pillow to satisfy everyone's bouncing needs. It's been a LONG time since I've been on a trampoline, but for a few minutes it felt like I was a pre-teen back in Omaha in the backyard jumping for joy. Looks like I need to work on the landing gear.
With still many hours of daylight remaining following a lazy afternoon on the beach and a tasty campsite dinner it was time for a beautiful walk-about through the Park. The scenery was beautiful but the company was better :)
Hey, it is great to see Eggnog bounce on the trampoline again! Actually, I envy your warm weather. Currently we are at 4 degrees farrenheit... With a wind chill of about 8 below zero. Zoe is ok ... But prefers warm, and grassy walks.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I just caught up on your posts since just before Christmas. Thank you for sharing all the photos!!! Been thinking you must be enjoying summer weather. :) We had snow in Seattle yesterday for the 3rd time this winter. Callie, you may have appreciated, during the biggest snow thus far, Nate and I huddled in the German pub in our neighborhood with snow flurries outside. So traditional. ;)
ReplyDelete*hugs* to you both. Miss you!