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this was last weekend. we made a trip to pakiri beach to catch some crabbies. it's a 2 hour drive from auckland. met up with jim, steven and people on the way. and off we were. 

pakiri town
pakiri town

scenery on the way to pakiri
scenery on the way to pakiri


walking the fishing site. we walked above the sand crates. it was a long long long walk so we figured walking on grass would conserve some energy.

the end of the beach, jesus, it was like a 7km walk. apparently there were more crabs at the end of the beach because of the rocky area.

hills close up from beach

hills/ bush super close up

tiny shelly stuff on rocks

big rock

seaweed covered rock

big rock 2




sand formed stone

we were isolated i tell you, there wasnt a single soul on our side of the beach. we were 7km away from civilisation and life.


water sea foam.
feet in water.
more sand formed stone

seagull


i took this video by accident.

noah and his nanny. he's so cute!


noah. i was dying to pinch his cheeks but his dad was always somewhere around.

steven setting his crab traps.

mum feeding on gossip magazines.

me at 7am.

preparing nets
preparing nets. guy in dark yellow is frank; he's jim's tenant.

squid bait

mr.crab!
crab

guys in water.
random maori riding past

they got a crab.

jim and steven. steven's noah's dad by the way. we got a whole bag of mussels too :)

'brotown' sand art.

own the way home.

auckland city.

almost died on the way to the car. we had to walk another 7km back. this time with exhaustion, extra sunshine, crabs & mussels. plus, we walked on dry sand the whole stretch. we got around 20+ crabs altogether.

end of the day, i was fried and freckled. sunburnt! my face is shedding skin!!!!!! omfg. i want to hibernate!