Saturday, January 25, 2014

What's better than a workout at the gym???

I decided to be a tourist yesterday and I took a drive to a lovely place called Piha Beach.


The drive itself was almost indescribably beautiful! The road is the curviest, skinniest 2 lane road that would make every Nascar drive giddy with excitement. It is very aptly named Scenic drive. The pictures didn't do the drive justice!






Once I got to the beach, this was the view from my car:

This is Lion's Rock.

 The beaches here are black sand because of high iron content. It is also very sparkly in the sun. It is so pretty. I have never seen anything quite like it before! This pic is for my sister Lindsay. She always has to have a picture of feet in the sand.

And this is what's better than a day at the gym....hiking up  Lion's rock...in my jandles (flip flops) in ridiculous wind. 









The view from the top was worth the hike!!







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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    So cool! I will have to google the history.. do you know how far back the history of New Zealand goes?

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  2. RanaebangJanuary 26, 2014 at 8:03 AM

    So pretty! Thanks for sharing your adventures.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 4:08 PM

    Super duper pretty!

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  4. ErinJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    The most I know is that Polynesians found and settled it like 700 years ago. The Auckland museum is on my list of places to visit. Maybe this weekend. I want to know more about the region and the culture and that seems like a good place to start :0)

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