Manukau Heads

David and Ruth have been here for a couple of days. Thursday we all visited Ali, for David and Ruth to meet Frances for the first time. Audrey and Noel called in as well, so it was a nice time of catching up with family.

Yesterday David, Ruth, and I set off to explore the Awhitu Peninsular. Our first stop was the lighthouse. This replica, was built at the northern tip, where the sinking of the Orpheus occurred in 1863

It was a brilliant day.



The Lighthouse




We then moved on to find a suitable picnic spot. Wattle Bay was lovely - plenty of grass to sit on and a lovely safe-looking beach that consisted of strips of gold, and strips of black sand.



After lunch we explored various roads around Awhitu before returning home.
We spotted this old Bristol freighter in someones backyard.