Beach BBQ with Friends and Family

This weekend Rob and Prudence decided to take the whole family (and us four wwoofers) for a Saturday afternoon drive to their favorite beach bbq spot. After winding up the hills over Port Chalmers and the bay, we stopped at a plum tree to pick as much delicious fruit as possible. Once that mission was complete, and Solomon had a good nap, we drove on to a picturesque beach.

Yoga In Public Places (Yipping)

While Prudence played seaweed games in the water with Pepa, we went on a walk through some caves coming back (conveniently in time for dinner) to the site of a Maori meeting place that Rob had reccomended. Meanwhile he was busy grilling up the cockles they gathered from the sea, sausages and Prudence's steaming hot pepper and cheese polenta. Their neighbor, Jackie, joined us with her dogs and we all sat in the dunes feasting while the dogs sung for us (!). This outing was our favorite experience in New Zealand yet. Rob stopped the car on the way back to point out some glowworms to Steph on a dark cliff under the trees. We came back exhausted from such a family day and overwhelmed by the kindness of such lovely hosts.