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Yesterday was one of those days that you just couldn’t waste by staying in side.  It was sunny, and warm, and still (wind-wise), and glorious.
Kristie and I were planning on going to see a movie at the Wellington Film Festival, but after assessing the conditions around the Wellington area, we decided instead to go to the Kapiti Coast for some fun on the beach with the dogs.  We arrived at Waikanea at sometime after 10:00 am, and just took a long leisurely walk down the coast.
The beaches here on the Kapiti Coast are absolutely wonderful.  While not white sand beaches, they are lovely sandy beaches with light surf and are virtually empty.  Even on a spectacular day like yesterday, we only ran into about 10 – 15 people in our couple of hours of walking.  I find this so strange as when we are in Hawaii (especially Waikiki), we generally can’t make it to the water without literally stepping on tourists.  Maui is much better when it comes to crowds, but here in NZ, the beaches are virtually empty.  And it isn’t like the water is cold either; well, at least in the summer.  I truly don’t think NZers know how lucky they are.
After our walk, we drove into Raumati for lunch, but not before stopping at our favourite cafe in Waikanae, The Front Room.  When ever we go there we buy a couple of Macadamia, Chocolate Chip, Shortbread cookies for the trip.  They are so good!  In Raumati, we stopped at the Garden Cafe and bought a couple of sandwiches and flat whites to have as a picnic at Queen Elisabeth Park.  By this time the wind was picking up so we ate our lunch and drove back into the city.
I took a detour from the direct route home in order to check out Wellington’s esplanade.  We drove to another park, on some crazy narrow roads, and I mean narrow; barely enough room for one car, much less two cars narrow.  After parking the car, we took the dogs out for their third walk of the day along a beach.  They were both in their glory.
After hanging out there for about an hour, it was time to head home for a well deserved nap.
All-in-all, it was a wonderful day, and I’m glad we didn’t get to see the movie.