This is of course equinox, when the night becomes longer than the day in the Southern hemisphere. The beach faces directly into the setting sun, giving us another splendid series of pictures. The tide was far out, dragged to extremes by the nearly full moon, and there was a very gentle breeze.
In the morning we went down into Wellington and did a little shopping before returning to Upper Hutt to stay with Pip's mother for a few days. Come Tuesday, Sarah is off to do the Queen Charlotte Walk, and Pip will be joining her in the South Island at the end of it, for our last few days before flying back to the UK on 8 April. Sarah will have the camera but limited computer access so the blog will be quiet for at least a week!
We aim to be in the UK for a week or so before heading home to Roaring Girl in Provence to get her ready for sea and summer exploring France and Italy. We plan to spend quite a bit of time sitting still though; since March 2007, we have visited Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, Wales, England, Hong Kong and Aotearoa. Being at home but still seems quite attractive.