Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas at Whiritoa

This Christmas we decided to have a break away from Auckland and booked a bach at Whiritoa Beach for 4 nights.  The bach was lovely, just a short walk from the beach and a home away from home.





The beach itself has a steep drop off so some great waves for the surfers, so we stuck to the shallows and made the most of the sunshine.






On Christmas Day morning we walked through the estuary and the Te Ramarama Scenic Reserve to Waimama Bay, only accessible by foot.  We had the beach to ourselves and despite the cloudy skies it was stunning.




The pohutakawa trees at the beach were flowering so a proper Kiwi Christmas.  A fantastic and relaxing break, a place we will return to very soon.






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