At least once a week we make sure that when Michael finishes work we head out to the beach. We are totally over spoilt by the beaches here and so we always try to go to different locations each time. Tonight Michael finished at 4pm and after a quick clothes change we headed off to Princess Bay.
It really is a stunning little sandy beach with the most dramatic rocks, we spent Christmas Day here and its definitely one of our most favourite places.
However at the moment there is a lot of controversy based on the fact there is currently plans to build a 'Super Aquarium' at Te Raekaihau Point, which is right next to Princess Bay. Right on this gorgeous little spot 'they' intend to change the face of this area and drag in the tourists. If you check out this website you can see exactly what the plans are. We are definitely all for the new Aquarium but NOT at this location. There must be a million places to put this and to be honest this isn't the place. It's a long way from the city and main tourism is brought to this area for the surf or the jaw dropping scenery. We really feel it's a mistake at this point and could ruin a beautiful area and really destroy the happiness of locals.
So after yet another discussion on the area we continued to enjoy our time here. Well that was until I slipped on some rocks and not only pulled my back, cut open my hands, ended up with a wet bottom and shoes and also badly hurt my knee!! Flippin' heck!!
We had a lovely time as always (well apart from the fall!), gorgeous family time, beautiful scenery and a with the spray of freedom in the air we felt right at home...
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