Yesterday, our Wednesday, we hiked up and down to Cathedral Cove! If you have seen Lion Witch and the Wardrobe's, Prince Caspian, there is a scene it the movie that is shot there along the beach looking through the hole in the rock. It was a 40min hike, 8 children (2 cousins) and 3 adults (1 uncle/brother in law) and we allllll survived! It was amazinggggggg. I personally think i burned enough calories while hiking all the way with a 1,ooo pound baby on my back to earn ice cream for the rest of my days, with no guilt included. Thank you very much. The kids did amazing, and made all the old people, miss their youth as they LITERALLY ran up the hills past them, it was shocking. I am in that old person category atm. HA! So, anyways, after the hike you reach a beach with roaring waves, secret caves, a passage through a GIANT mountain/rock/whatever it is, amazing, to reach another beach on the other side.
Secret Beach!
The views are breathtaking, as you look into the ocean and see giant boulders just shooting out of the water. There are no pictures, or words that do it justice. We ate a packed lunch there then swam in the ocean, built a damn on a tiny river made by water cascading off the hill side onto the beach, ya know, just did your everyday Wednesday rituals. SO if that wasn't enough we kept the day going with an ice cream reward after hiking allll the way back to the car park, and then continuing onto Hot Water Beach. Now, HW Beach is just incredible. It looks so innocent, and you walk over to some rocks on the beach, yada yada, and then you notice all these folks digging pools all around you. Full grown, adults, i'm talking grandmas as well, young and old, digging like a bunch of pirates. The treasure? FREE HOT TUB IN THE SAND. Yup, you dig it... you get it. It wasn't just the sand and the hot water pooling up out of it that stole the show, no, the surf was INCREDIBLE. It was a true surfers paradise, the conditions were perfect. TO a mother of 6 little babies, it was slightly tariffing. We stayed until we were starting to get taken over by random giant tidal surges, which took out the bag, the stroller, and almost the baby. The children were melting down, so it was OUTTA there time. It was only at that moment that we realized it was Valentines Day, and we celebrated by taking 6 VERY tired boys out to eat pizza, and grocery shop!
LOVE was in the air!
TODAY, Thursday, we were blessed with an INCREDIBLE day of true summer weather! We stayed at our beach, right out our door, and road the waves. We went back over to the part of our cove that jets out with rocks and tidal pools and went exploring. It brought out the adventurers in all of us as we discovered so many wonders in the nooks and crannies of these ancient rocks and ocean side. As we circled the rocky shore, we discovered a secret beach! It was there that we discovered paua shells, which are native to the Pacific region. They are beautiful with teal, and all the blues in the ocean, glistening on the inside. Many tourist spots sell paua and paua jewelry. We explored that secret beach cove for a good potion of the day, learning, discovering, and soaking up the sun, which, in turn, burnt us all, haha... ouch. What a day, what a trip. New Zealand you certainly never disappoint. WOW!
Life is made up of many moments, we are thankful for the many that are etched in our memories after a day like today, They will for ever now be a part of what makes Team8taylor closer as a family.
Cheesy moments make the days linger! Bask in the ambiance! 😂💙
Sounds so fun!!! So glad you had a nice day!!! ❤️❤️
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