Summer holidays...

We're having a utterly blissful time in New Zealand - spending Christmas with family and catching up with friends has been great. The past week we've been staying at Takou Bay in Northland - a really lovely spot - 5kms down a gravel road, tucked away amongst lush gardens next to the river. We've done Cape Reinga, been over to the Hokianga, caught up with C and R and their lovely girls, visited Waitangi and the Treaty House, and kayaked down the river to the beach where there is no.one.else.what.so.ever. Tomorrow we're off to Raglan, then on to Taupo for a wee bit before heading back to Wellington, and finally the long haul back to Portland...