The entire country has had a stretch of good weather, including Wellington, and we’ve been wanting to take advantage of it. So yesterday we headed out for a picnic, and only 15 minutes after leaving home we found the perfect spot – pohutukawa trees provided shelter, the tide was in, and Mr Whippy was parked nearby.
We unpacked the bacon and egg pie, put on our hats, I sprayed on some sun protection, and we enjoyed the sun. We watched paddle-boarders come and go, kayakers, swimmers, and further out on the estuary there were jet-skis and motor-boats. A young fellow explored on his tricycle, his father keeping a cautious eye on him, a single man sat under the tree enjoying his ice-cream, and a large Polynesian family arrived with their picnic, the kids taking straight to the water, the teenager paddling whilst glued to her cellphone. This scene was echoed at hundreds (thousands) of bays and coves all over the city, the region, the country.
This morning, on another beautiful day, I stopped at the Boat Café for a coffee after a physiotherapy treatment and gym workout. Most people may be back at work, but there is still very much a holiday feel to the city; it seemed that half of Wellington had flocked to Oriental Bay, for the sand, the gelato, the blue blue water, and the uncharacteristically warm sun.
Here’s a bonus song for you:
Awww looks and sounds like heaven x
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So pretty. I would love to go there. Especially right now while it’s cold and snowy here.
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Oh, so lovely. I’m in Maine, waiting for the blizzard to hit!
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That sounds and looks just so beautiful. And warm. I think my happy place in my mind is going to be that nice summery picture of the water in Wellington until it warms up here… Beautiful.
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I must be terribly immature: the phrase “Mr. Whippy was parked nearby” sounds like a euphemism and made me giggle.
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I love you Helen. (And will now always think of Mr Whippy differently.)
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The 2 days I spent in Wellington were both beautiful and we had such a lovely time there. The one night, I could feel the energy from the restaurants; lots of people on the patios, doors and windows open – people seemed so happy and I imagined it was partly due to what a beautiful place they lived in.
Lovely photo!
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