November 13, 2008
So, we have slowly been making our way up and up the coast. We stopped in a couple little bays up the road ending in a little bay called Maitai Bay. It was absolutely beautiful!!!
The night before that we found a little bay that we were planning on staying on, but then the security came and kicked us out. But not before seeing one of the most amazing sunsets I've ever seen. The sun was behind us, behind a hill, but the color changes of the sky over the water were so surreal!
We haven't had a real shower since we left Paihia (3 days ago)...I need a real shower. Last night in the cold windy rain, I finally sucked it up and quickly showered in the outdoor cold shower at the campground in Maitai. Thankfully it's off-season still, so we're getting into all of these campgrounds with noone manning them, and we're not paying. It's really nice...quiet, private, and free...until we get caught.
Today we are making our way up the tip. We will stop half way up to Cape Reinga at the white sandy beaches on the West side. Tomorrow we will make it all the way to Cape Reinga. We will probably spend a couple days up there. Then drive back down. Now, here's the thing. There's a sand drive down 90 mile beach (not really 90 miles). But it has to be timed perfectly so as not to get caught in the tide. I think we might risk it...we'll see.
So, I probably won't be in touch for a few days...wish us luck! I promise to post lots of pictures or snorkelling, sand surfing, and white sandy beaches when we get back. :)
xoxo Alissa
ps...today is Isabel's due date...Love you!!!!
pps...I found a way to hange the settings so you don't have an account to post a comment! So leave us lots of love!! and sign your name to it!
The night before that we found a little bay that we were planning on staying on, but then the security came and kicked us out. But not before seeing one of the most amazing sunsets I've ever seen. The sun was behind us, behind a hill, but the color changes of the sky over the water were so surreal!
We haven't had a real shower since we left Paihia (3 days ago)...I need a real shower. Last night in the cold windy rain, I finally sucked it up and quickly showered in the outdoor cold shower at the campground in Maitai. Thankfully it's off-season still, so we're getting into all of these campgrounds with noone manning them, and we're not paying. It's really nice...quiet, private, and free...until we get caught.
Today we are making our way up the tip. We will stop half way up to Cape Reinga at the white sandy beaches on the West side. Tomorrow we will make it all the way to Cape Reinga. We will probably spend a couple days up there. Then drive back down. Now, here's the thing. There's a sand drive down 90 mile beach (not really 90 miles). But it has to be timed perfectly so as not to get caught in the tide. I think we might risk it...we'll see.
So, I probably won't be in touch for a few days...wish us luck! I promise to post lots of pictures or snorkelling, sand surfing, and white sandy beaches when we get back. :)
xoxo Alissa
ps...today is Isabel's due date...Love you!!!!
pps...I found a way to hange the settings so you don't have an account to post a comment! So leave us lots of love!! and sign your name to it!
posted by Alissa and Ari at
2:25 PM
4 Comments:
I miss you guys!
Makes me want to put on my traveling boots and hit the road for places mysterious and far away ...again.
Speaking which, Alissa, Rene' in Ansbach sent me an email yesterday.It was the first I've heard from him since not long after you and I had beer and brats with him in the Bavarian countryside. He specifically said to send his love to you.
Also Liss, should you see this before you see your email or I get a chance to reply as I want to and as you deserve,know that I got your note from last night. Thanks for that. I miss you, too, and think of you every day.
I am so proud and happy to have a daughter with this lust for life, and to surround herself with such good people.
much love and many blessings,
Dad
Hello! I hope you made it past the tide! Scary! What fun...I hope that your van works! I agree with your dad's comment. So proud of all of you!
Mom
it's been so much fun reading about your adventures! thank you for writing, it allows for us stuck in our routines to live vicariously through you guys--keep it up! i can't wait to see more pictures!
be safe, and much love.
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