This weekend we decided to take a day trip and head out on the train for the day. We got the all day bus pass which was pretty cheap and all 7 of us headed out to Paekakariki for the day. It didn't look to good of a day when we left and it was chilly, but it turned out to be an awesome day. I blame this crazy weather for my redic sunburn i got. It was such a pretty beach, it had blackish sand and the water was the perfect temperature. After the clouds cleared out it turned out being a beautiful day, defiantly worth the trip. We spent the first part of the day just walking down the beach.
At the end of the beach we met our friendly lifeguard friends that helped us find the hiking trails. Before we left we had to get some pictures with then, and seeing there was no one else on the beach I think we were the excitement of the day. They kept posing for the pictures[might i add we didnt ask them to], they were hilarious.
After getting the directions we set off to hike for awhile. It was beautiful. Everything is so green its unreal. All you saw in the distance was rolling hills of lush plants. As Robyn put it "look at all the fauna!". We didn't hike long seeing the sun finally came out and we wanted to hop in the water. Sarah, Robyn, and myself were the only ones wanting to get in, and the water was the perfect temperature. After enjoying the water for awhile we laid out and caught some rays, and by caught i mean burnt profusely. Multi-colored legs are all the rage.
After staying for awhile we decided to head back. We found the coolest beach shop on the way home , i loved it! After saying our farewells to the lifeguards we were on our way. It was a really fun day, and it was only a bus ride away which made it perfect. I think I fell in love with new zealand today, perfection.
