Last week we were all at MacLeods Bay a seaside village on the shore of Whangarei Harbour. We rented a little cottage - or bach as they call them here. It was a basic but perfectly acceptable place to base orselves. We had hoped to do a lot of kayaking as the water started just over the road from the house. As it happened the wind blew directly onshore most of the time which makes for an unpleasant experience. We did get out for one morning fish and caught just one keeper snapper and dozens of much smaller ones.
Chantelle and I hauled our aging bones up the path to the top of Mount Manaia. Superb views from the top. The descent was the worst bit and both our calves ached for about a week aferwards.
