Hitting the surf

So it may not have been the way that Ian is used to it, but after a dog walk down at Lyall Bay, he suggested that we purchase some body boards, plus a wesuit for Annalie, and head back to the bay to catch some waves. It didn't take much persuading as it was a lovely sunny day, although one of the windiest we've seen.

It's taken nearly four months, but finally Ian got Annalie into the sea! We spent a couple of hours picking our waves and cruising around. Despite Ian's leanings as a "proper" surfer, even he had some fun! Here's sort of the proof after the event. Annalie, new wetsuit and body board. Ignore the screwed up face. It was very sunny and VERY windy!

One of the important things to do since getting Maddy was to register her with the council - a bit like dog licensing in the US or how it used to be in the UK. This week her tag turned up, and as you can see, she's well and truly a Wellingtonian now ;-) Annalie has also been out for the first spin on the two-wheeled toy. It's the first time she'd ridden a motorbike in nearly 3 years and the first geared bike in nearly 4! We headed over to Miramar (no, not the Top Gun version) as it's quite quiet, flat and sheltered. She had a quick ride around unscathed but more practice is required to build her confidence up.

We picked Miramar after driving around there the previous night and getting takeaway pizza to eat looking out over one of the bays. We stayed out trying to get a picture of the sunset over the South Island, which is often visible from Owhiro Bay. This was the best we could come up with though - not pretty at all ;-)

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