For breakfast, Andrea had home made toasted muesli that we had with yogurt, fresh fruit and a filter coffee... was looovely!
We made some rolls up with chutneys and hams left over from Christmas which were all delicious too, and then we headed off for Marilyn's house!
We left some things with Andrea and Graham so we'll be visiting them again on our way back up to Auckland which we will look forward to - it would be nice to go back and thank them again for their help!
The walk for the day started back on the beach and followed track through Queen Elizabeth Park via the sand dunes.
It was a very windy day but thankfully the rain was still holding off as we met back up with Renee and approached the escarpment track that headed up 200 meters on coastal track. The track, although a little steep on the way up, was reasonably easy apart from the wind! At times I had to rest into the rock to stop myself being blown around too much.
It took us just over two hours to finish the escarpment track and then we just had to make our way into Paramata via the walkway that followed beside the main road.
When we arrived at Marilyn and her husband Graham's house, we were shown upstairs to our rooms - their house was a very English kind of cottage (but way bigger) right on the coast with views of the sea from almost every room! We had tea in the conservatory once we were showered and then relaxed until dinner.
Graham had cooked stuffed chicken breast with new potatoes and a fresh salad with bonus grapes in it! We all had wine and chatted for ages until we finally called bedtime!
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