DAY OFF

 Stew and I are taking today 'off' doing yard work.

Sure, there's plenty left to do around the back, but we are just done for now.

I'd love to go for a tiki tour somewhere, BUT... the way Omicron is spreading right now, it's just not worth it.

So, it's a stay home and relax sorta day.

ABOVE:  Coco being an utter hussy last night!  She loves having her tummy scratched and will roll over the second anyone comes near her!

Just a bit cute.

ABOVE:  Spoon vs. Insinkerator.  Insinkerator won.

So... sorry peeps, it's going to be a quiet day.

I went to bed too early last night.  Slept wrong.  Got the most awful backache this morning!

But anyway.... Stew and I have decided to go to Mt Maunganui for a day trip.  As Lynda said, ya can't hide away forever.

Less risky going to the Mount as opposed to Auckland though.

1.50 pm. We are having a really lovely time.

Nice big walk along the beach... and dipping our toes in when it got too hot.

7 pm:  We just got home, after having a really delightful day over at the Mount.

I am going to spend about an hour or so editing photos, then composing the rest of this post.

So... come back later!

Right, first up for our day trip, we decided to stop at McLaren Falls.  We have passed the road to these falls DOZENS of times over the years, but never gone there.

Today we did.

ABOVE:  I was very surprised how close they were to the main road.  And the falls were nothing like I had envisioned at all.

ABOVE:  I must admit I was rather under whelmed.  I am sure there is heaps more water going over the falls in winter.

ABOVE: The McLaren Falls lakes were very pretty.

We found ourselves among a Mini Convoy...

ABOVE:  A Mini Day Trip!  lol

ABOVE: Once at the Mount, our first stop was this shop again.  The Design Depot.  Lovely stuff.

ABOVE:  We got a 'couple' of things there, will show you what.... tomorrow.

ABOVE:  We took ourselves off for a walk along the beach.  All up we walked 3.75 kms.  It was wonderful!

There was plenty of cloud cover, and when we got hot we just walked in the water.

ABOVE:  Ya can't go to the beach without getting the obligatory seagull on a post photo! 

ABOVE:  Yep, I got a gull on a rock too.  lol

ABOVE:  And I WAY preferred seeing my man on the beach, instead of the stark naked guy and his girlfriend!  Cheeky buggers... it's a very public beach.

After our walk we grabbed some food and then visited my friend Pip.  She built an amazing home just one street back from the beach last year.

ABOVE: Pip has a really good view of the Mount.

ABOVE: The AMAZING mural in Pip's master bedroom!

ABOVE: Her home is so funky, so many unique features!  And colour!  

ABOVE: And her boundary fence is amazing and unique and stunning... and has a panel I made.  Can you pick which one is mine?

ABOVE:  The other unique feature in her home is her slide.  It starts upstairs, winds around OUTSIDE her home then arrives back downstairs in the foyer.  So fun.

Right, that's all I have for now.  I will sign off now and catch ya all tomorrow.