is that?! Glen and Sally joined us in their new van they just bought. lots of cars being bought here in Opua.
We had a great day doing the touristic thing! came back and had a wonderful dinner and evening with our friends - fellow Canadians from Alberta- on " New Paige" . they have a beautiful boat, its a power boat, "Nordhaven" . We had a wonderful time , they are leaving today , but we will see them in Auckland over Christmas. They have a little girl named "Paige" and our kids and her get along great. Paige is extremely creative, she knitted Maya a lovely small bag for her birthday, kinda like the beaded bags I make.
sit back and enjoy the photos. we are off to Russell today , so look for more tomorrow.
everyone trying to "paddle their own canoe" !!
here is an anchor used for for the canoes
this is a real dug out canoe of the Maoris. they are very old - especially the one on the left
Maya is trying to start a fire the old way, rubbing sticks together
this is the Chiefs home, big compared to the regular villagers homes
See how small the Maori village homes where. That's Emma beside the door. they were this small to keep the heat in.
The "Kemp" home missionaries
Oh, the happy Tremblay family on the porch of the oldest building in NZ -
Oh look at all the goodies at the girls found at the store! can I have this, can I have that.....
checking out the beds with Glen and Sally ( Dorothy Marie)
Kyle loved the old nails , here are how they made them
Maya learning how they used to grind the wheat. she loved this ! Grandma do you remember how to do it? tee hee
the view of the river in front of the store.
this is the Stone Store - NZ's oldest stone building . bulit in 1836
The kids and I hiked from Opua to Pahia via the coastal trail, this was so beautiful! took us up and down through the forest also with great views of the harbour areas. We even walked a long boardwalk through a swap area, then came through a campground with a playground and all ot the kids had fun on that thing. Emilie and Jayred also joined us. it was a 2.5 hr hike. and boy did our feet feel it! Well worth the trip though. However, we were so tired once we got to Pahia, we only looked in a couple of shops - good way not to spend money!!! We had a well deserved ice cream and then took a cab back to Opua. My kids told ma a few times on the hike that they were glad I made them come! I have such great kids!!
the boardwalk over the swappy area. this was a very cool hike to do!
the start of our trail hike to Pahia. little did we know how long the hike really was!!!
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