Piha Beach

Together with two girls from the hostel, I took my car out for a stroll to Piha Beach. Once we got out of Auckland, the drive was so scenic. For the other two girls in the car, that is. My eyes were firmly attached to the road - but not to all the speed bumps. I‘d still give myself a pass. I did see the vast majority of them. ^^
Piha Beach is a black sand beach. The sand was so beautiful! But also incredibly hot to walk on. I did try. At one point, I ran. Not for the sake of exercise, but to ensure my feet wouldn‘t look like the lower end of a marshmallow on a stick that has been in the fire for too long.
First, we went for a short hike up the large hill that separated the two beaches. Unfortunately, most of the trail had been closed down for repairs. We took it under advisement. For a few meters, at least. The second time, the obstacle wasn‘t an inviting hole in a fence but a solid wooden obstruction.
We decided to go for a dip in the sea after a yummy ice-cream. And boy! What had looked like calm waves one moment, suddenly turned to huge waves and currents ready to have their way with you the next moment. It was good fun although you really had to be alert at all times not to be swept too far away and to stay within the flags. After an hour or so of swimming (rather fighting the waves, there was no way to be able to swim properly), they did close the beach down since the waves were too strong and too frequent. Still, we had a blast while it lasted.
I almost forgot the most important bit: There were purple seashells on that beach. Purple! Isn't that awesome?Baca selengkapnya