Dienstag, 24. Januar 2012

Kiwi Family Life in Tolaga Bay

After my trip around the cape, I met my Kiwi Family in Tolaga Bay again to spend some time with them at the beach. I had a really good  time there!!!
Finally I went swimming in the cold ocean of New Zealand but after a while I got used to it and it didn't feel that cold anymore and I could actually enjoy the water. We had great fresh food, lots of fish and crayfish and mussels. Food, I've never eaten fresh from the ocean and I thought it was delicious. I also went fishing for the first time in my life in a really small boat but it was fun (apart from being seasick and giving my breakfast to the ocean) and I caught my first fish.  Saw thousands of seabirds which was pretty amazing. Another tick on the list was jumping of the wharf (about 4-5 metres). I thought it was scary and I did it only once ;-) Went body boarding and spent a lot of time at the beach, reading and relaxing. The weather was absolutely beautiful, so I had to put on lots of sunscreen all day. Otherwise the sun will burn your skin after 15 minutes.
Apart from the Smith Family from the farm, there were also 3 other families. One night we had dinner with 22 people (includig 11 kids). I really enjoyed the time and they all treated me as part of the family.
The time I've spent here with the Smith family was amazing and I will have memories for a lifetime and experiences I will never forget. It'll be very hard for me to leave but it's time to move on an explore the rest of New Zealand.




fresh crayfish and mussels

my campsite

the wharf at Tolaga Bay

the beach

men back from their fishing trip


heaps of fish and crayfish

Tim, Steph, Allen and Ian eating fresh crayfish

wharf jumping


Grandma Margeret and Reuben

a part of the Smith Family ( yes, they're even more)

proud of my first fish


 
sunset behind my campsite




baby shark ( of course we put it back in the water)


Allen and Tim preparing dinner

the "base camp"

dinner time

the wharf (600metres long)



Reuben, Steph, Allen & Me


Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

My Kiwi Family!!!

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