Summer time at Newdick beach, Maketu

Wow, Summer has got off to a hot start.  Let's go to the beach and enjoy the surf!

NZ Christmas tree

Urchins exploring rocks

A perfect  NZ beach

Baby mussels

On the point close to Maketu

Urchins exploring the rock pools at low tide

More rock exploring

The cliff on the point

It's nearly Christmas time

Enjoying the shade under the pohutukawa

Sandcastles and moat

Urchins in the surf

Skim boarder

Erik burying Anneke and Oscar

 Once the urchins had tired themselves out, we wandered up to the inlet near Pukehina.

 The surf was great, and the urchins had to get wet again.