So we've spent the last few days in Ruakaka. It's been freezing cold as the wind has been blowing straight out of the south.. which is comming right from Antartica. Who would have thought it could get so cold in the spring. Nick and I have been all bundled up in our snow pants, jackets and as many layers and we could put on. Brrr. On Monday we were so cold we went to the aquatic center and sat in the hot tub and swam in the heated pool for 3 hours! Ha ha We expl...

Day 4... what an epic day on the water! It was sunny, 80 degrees and blowing 15- 18 knots... perfect steady wind...10 meter for me and 12 meter for Nick. We went to this spot called one tree point. The bay is super shallow and goes on for a while. With super white sand the water looked liked Hawaii... but it certainly isn't that warm. Ha Ha We rode for about 4-5 hours. It was great to get back on the water. My back rolls are comming along landed a few more. The ...

Ruakaka day two and 3. We had another full few days here. Spent yesterday tricking out the van. We took the back 4 seats out and went to the hardware store. However, this wasn't your typical lumber/hardwood store. This store was called the demoltion wharehouse and contained everything from kitchen cabinets, to bathroom accessories, tubs, showers, cabinets, doors, windows and then of course plain lumber. They have full sheets of lumber such as 2x4s, 2x2s, plywood...

Our first day of fun! Who Hoooo! We went to the beach just down from Dave and Sue's place. It's amazing. It reminded us of Maui... just 10 miles longer. The sand is super white and soft. Although I've nick named it squeaky sand. When you walk it sounds like the you are walking on the carpet with your slippers. zip zip zip ha ha There are so many shells it's crazy. Many of them still in tack. The sun came out and warmed us up which was a nice change from the rain!...