Sunday in Picton - four days to go till Nina is one!

Pancakes for breakfast

Swing time at the foreshore

On the train

A seal frolics beside a jetty at the foreshore

Saturday in Picton - Nina is nearly one!

Saturday 14 June - day one of a weekend visit to Picton

Nana's phone is still popular

Aria playing with a toy parachute

Playing in the back yard

On the "flying fox" at Waikawa Bay playground

Nina taking it all in

Looking at piper fish and a sting ray at Waikawa Bay jetty

Nina's "phone pose"

Bath time

A weekend in Wellington - watching football

8-9 June: A calm Sunday morning spent watching Isla and Brielle play football.  Mark is coach for both the girls' teams so it was a busy morning for him.

Brielle gets a Player of the Day Certificate for "Running Hard"

Some of Isla's team just after they won their first match.

Brielle spends some time on the "football bars"

Sunday evening - quiet concentration

Off to school Monday morning

Castlepoint Day 2

June 6:  Ten of our group stayed overnight at a house in Castlepoint, and spent the next morning exploring around the lighthouse and reefs.  Then it was off to climb Castle Rock (162m) before lunch and driving home.

Sunrise

Castle Rock - early morning

Getting lighter

On the rocks near the lighthouse

View from top of Castle Rock looking over where we walked yesterday

This tough daisy (Castlepoint daisy) is native to just around here - it must have to survive extremes of wind and weather on top of Castle Rock

Peering down from the top of Castle Rock

Heading down from the top - the famous view again looking towards the lighthouse.

Castlepoint Station

5 June: Our Thursday tramping group travelled to Castlepoint.  Our leader had arranged permission for us to go for a five hour coastal walk through Castlepoint Station.  We were lucky to have a bright, sunny day - although quite breezy.  

There were 15 in our group - some in this photo with Castle Rock behind

Heading south from Castlepoint

Down to beach level

A well earned lunch

On the way back to Castle Rock in the distance

A few adventurous ones dodged the waves and slippery rocks, but it was not a short cut!

Heading for the ridge leading to Castle rock

Over the ridge and a famous view