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Travels along the Kaiaua Coast


Over the weekend we travelled again to Orere Point where the weather was marvellously hot - on the way home I couldn't help taking a shot of the scenery along the Kaiaua Coast. So nice seeing some of the Pohutukawa trees starting to flower, in fact there's a myth here that if you see their flowers before Christmas it means a bumper summer will come. Today btw it's the 1st of December aka the 1st day of Summer so here's where I start using very high factor sun block due to my pale skin - hope things are going well in your part of the world :-)

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eileeninmd said…
What a lovely view of the coast! I would love the hot weather right now! Enjoy! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
1 December 2015 at 08:06
carol l mck said…
Coastline shot looks very inviting ~

Wishing you a magical week,
artmusedog and carol
1 December 2015 at 09:52
Wayne said…
Let's see, when I left my home this morning on my motorcycle, it was 0 degrees C. Hot sounds good right about now. Love that nice curving road with the killer view.
1 December 2015 at 10:54
mick said…
Great photo of the coast. It's many years since I have seen pohutukawa flowering along the coast. They are so beautiful!
1 December 2015 at 11:07
Rhonda Albom said…
The pohutukawa by us are not flowering yet. Maybe soon!
1 December 2015 at 12:30
Amypie71 said…
It's not my normal commute but one we drive through when we visit family :-)
1 December 2015 at 19:24
Amypie71 said…
where did you live in NZ/
1 December 2015 at 19:24
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
I'm a pale girl in a sunny state when we're in Florida, so I know what you mean about a high SPF! I try, but it's hard to keep lotion end up when we swim etc. enjoy your beautiful summer weather!
2 December 2015 at 12:49
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