We're in our last few days in Golden Bay and as of today our last week in New Zealand too as we leave for Sydney next Monday. Matthew and Emma finished school at the end of February so we've had a few days of doing all the things together that we didn't get to do while they were in school like fishing.Emma managed to catch 2 spottys.
They were both a little sad at leaving school as they had both made good friends and enjoyed the experience. They left with goodbye cards and presents and promises to meet again before we leave. We are all talking of what we'll miss when we leave Golden Bay and things like the sun, warm sea, sandy beaches feature high but most of all it's been fantastic to be able to spend time together without having any deadlines, work, homework and after school activities. What we won't miss are the sand flies. We took another trip into Abel Tasman National Park last Friday but this time by car.
We drove the only road that goes into the park and on to Totaranui beach. The beaches in Abel Tasman are fabulous with colours of the sand, sea and sky almost too saturated to believe. Sitting on the beach made me think of how lovely it is here. There are things I am looking forward to when we get home though. Seeing friends again, shops that are open for longer than 3 hours the entire weekend, more than 1 bar of phone coverage and, dare i say it, work. Today I'm taking Emma back to the doctor with a sore wrist. She hurt it on a trampoline weeks ago and it still hasn't got any better. Hopefully it's not anything more serious than a sprain. (Update: yes thankfully just a sprain)
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