We just got back from five days in Pauanui, on the beautiful Coromandel Penninsula. We stayed with Bruce's Mum and Dad in their caravan, which they spend a lot of time in down at the beach, as it is on a permanent site. We had such a great time, not sure why we haven't taken the boys sooner! Had a couple of beautiful hot days, one that was like a flashback to winter in the middle, then another great day. The boys loved the beach and the caravan, and I think we'll be going back again very soon. Bruce and I even got to do some boogie boarding together, it was fantastic! Thanks Pat and Bob! Here are some photos:

Got to the beach a couple of hours before high tide one day, and built a 'fort' for the tide to come into.















It was pretty big!















The playground at the campsite was just over from the caravan. With hardly anyone there as the schools are back, and two trampolines the boys were in heaven (Bruce and I got to have a go too, hoping we could pass for 12 or under when nobody was watching!)








































Took a ferry ride over the water to Tairua, just across the estury.