Papamoa

It's been a while...the life of "male scrap booking" definitely goes in fits and starts! My main excuse is that we have been so busy enjoying New Zealand that time composing a blog is fairly low on the list of things to do! We have done loads of things since Martins Bay. The first exciting trip was to Papamoa to stay at a friend's bach. Papamoa is a beautiful little town/village close to Mount Maunganui and Tauranga about 2.5 hours drive from Auckland. We decided to make the most of the bank holiday weekend and managed to have a 4 day break.
Mount Maunganui was the first place in New Zealand that felt busy! It was stunning but had far too many people for our liking (I am slightly concerned this will always feel the case when we return to UK!). Anyway, despite this we had a great time.I actually read a book which must have meant I relaxed! The highlight for me was walking up Mt Maungnui itself...I'm not so sure the children felt the same..it was a bit of a trek for little legs! The other highlight was watching Matilda ride without stabilisers for the first time. She's a real star!