What a fabulous time was had by us all at Whangamata Beach on the Coromandel. Beautiful sunny days and warm temperatures. The sea so clear and blue and surf for those that wanted it. the harbour great for the jetskiing and the estuary saw mussels gathered and lots of swimming and
sunbathing.
I go almost every year away with Mike, my brother,and his family to the beach for 7-10 days and this year we went to Whangamata. I was last there in the 70's, was a real surfie chick back then and chased the surfwaves.A lot of changes since then, but the waves are still the same. It has a population of about 3,ooo, but come the summertime it swells to over 20,000!!!
sunbathing.I go almost every year away with Mike, my brother,and his family to the beach for 7-10 days and this year we went to Whangamata. I was last there in the 70's, was a real surfie chick back then and chased the surfwaves.A lot of changes since then, but the waves are still the same. It has a population of about 3,ooo, but come the summertime it swells to over 20,000!!!
We had hired a bach for the week and it served our purposes well. A lovely
3 bedroom place with great in/outdoor living with plenty of room for the 9 of us with the old trusty camper and a tent.
3 bedroom place with great in/outdoor living with plenty of room for the 9 of us with the old trusty camper and a tent.Evan,Ben,Isabelle,Lou,Pam,Amy
Nick,Millie and Mike
With Lou (Mike
's wife), Amy and her boyfriend Nick , Evan ,Ben , Isabelle and Millie their overseas student boarder from Germany we all found the place very much to our liking.
's wife), Amy and her boyfriend Nick , Evan ,Ben , Isabelle and Millie their overseas student boarder from Germany we all found the place very much to our liking.Bond movie footage or Amy in ski lane
Amy had a couple of girlfriends come and stay a couple of nights as well and they pitched a tent too so there was plenty of room on the front lawn. Even enough space for a badminton net to be slung over the fence and a petanque pitch too!!Then for 6 days we swam, sunbathed, jetskiied,fished(caught 3 big enough to get a taste and 2 for the cat) blokarted, gathered mussells and even got to the shops in both Whangamata and Waihi.Plenty to keep everyone amused. 
From 9 pale skinned bodies arriving on the Saturday to suntanned ones the following weekend leaving ,we all had a ball.
Blokarting on the estuary
Isabelle and Ben 
Millie's 1st fish
Millie's 1st fish
Isabelle(kelp queen)
Amy,Nick and Evan
Evan's 1st catch from the beach
(Onemana)
Me on the beach at WaihiThe last night of our holiday, we had fish and chips on the beach. Couldn't have picked a better night.
A slight sea breeze and clear sky made for the perfect end to the best of weeks.
A slight sea breeze and clear sky made for the perfect end to the best of weeks.
Fish and chips on the beach.........
.............Lou and Mike
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