Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Piha


Piha is a small town 45 minutes from Auckland. We stayed here for a few nights while taking care of a few things in Auckland – doing some repairs on the caravan, getting our power supply for the computer back from the folks we accidentally left it with, et cetera.

Piha is known for its surf. The town is small and sleepy, and no one is in a rush. The beach is of fine black sand, but the swimming is very dangerous because of the rip tides and strong currents. One of our favorite things about the town is that it was not at all commercial. In American, this town would have been loaded with tee shirt shops and Starbucks.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi all! I have been thinking of you a lot lately. It sounds like you are having a great time. I was thinking that Beck must not have many cupboards to go through in the caravan so what is he doing instead? It looks like Quinne is helping him walk. What a nice big sister. It's still snowing frequently here. The storms are lined up to hit every other day. Not much news. Just wanted you to know I love you and miss you. Love, Grandma Susie

The Webers said...

Hi Grandmasusie,
Yes, we're having a great time. Beck finds plenty of mischief in the caravan. He turns off the fridge and turns on the heat when we're not looking. He hasn't chewed through the wiring yet (as far as we know).
Thanks for the comment.
Love,
Oliver