tairua.

stacy's flat is starting to feel homie, and i have nothing but good things to say of stacy's flatmates(conor a canadian; sara and andrew kiwis). for the last two days, stacy andrew and i rented a car and got out of the city.. we went south to 'tairua' where his mom owns a house. a beautiful two hour drive of green hills and mountainsides, farmland, animals and water. our first night down we bbq'd up supper and played some cards, relaxed. our second day we headed down to 'hot water beach' for a unique spa experience! geothermal water comes up through the sand in a few different places on this strip of beach, so you just need a shovel, and you make your own disposable hot tub. a good excuse to play in the sand! afterwards we did the 'cathedral cove' walk up and down along the shoreline which brings you down into this secluded beach with huge caves and tunnels and a waterfall. i can only imagine what the south island has for scenery as i am doubly impressed with the north island thus far.

so here we are. back in the city. me, having a panic attack coping with the pros and cons of leaving tomorrow. stacy and i have just dined-in and are going out for 'reminiscing' drinks. we are not allowing each other to get emotional..