More Ohiwa Activities

As usual there was the "Family Outing", this year to the Tautarangi walkway at Opape. The sign had been completely twisted around it's post and pointed back out again. However we had taken the precaution of reading the guide and knew to walk down the beach and over a small stream. Fortunately this was just a hop and a jump to get over - unlike the thigh deep river crossing at Tauranga bridge of a few years ago. 

The track was very well graded and an easy uphill stroll with magnificent views up the coast framed by native bush. It took us less than half an hour to get to the turn-a-round spot where we stopped for a short break.

Heather, Duncan and Alex 

Millie and Lyn 

Jill and Rua with the lone carving at the end.

We also played a game that I had planned for Xmas but was just too tired to organise on the day. It involves writing a short paragraph using three phrases. The ones I had chosen were "Merry Christmas my friend" "small and bright" and "big and black". Lyn began reading her's out by saying it was X rated. then.... The Jazz singer was big and black. She was dressed in sequins and her immense body swayed to the beat.   It was hard to top this story and Lyn took out first place!
 As things quietened down in the new year I started the jigsaw - the title was Teacher. It was not too difficult except for the children's hair. Oh dear I cant turn it around.

New Year was a quiet affair with just 3 of us left. In  fact the whole camping ground was quiet, thankfully.

We had a few visitors as well - April and Greg from Brisbane (also Isabel and Ross Boreham) and Caroline Stewart from Whakatane And apart from all the swims, walks and one try at fishing the other activity of note was my 65th birthday. It looks like I qualified for the pink card as well as the gold card! Duncan, Heather and Lyn and I enjoyed a champagne breakfast of french toast, berries and mascapone and later went to Opotiki for an Indian meal - the choices in Opotiki being a bit limited

Ready for dinner.