The Beach House

Day 2 started our time at the beach house in Tairua, on the Coromandel Peninsula. Man was it a sweet place. It had 270 degrees of awesome views of the beach and the hills around us. The sand was just a short walk away - less than 200 feet. The house was huge, too, everybody could've gotten their own room. The first picture is from the upstairs window, and the second one is Keiren laying down on my bed, which had a really nice view.
After unpacking and settling down, we decided to check out the beach. I was so happy at what I saw, I sprinted back and got my board. The tsunami several days before had created a steep slope at first, but then a long flat section of sand appeared when the tide was out that made flatland very nice. Unfortunately, I didn't really get any good pics...
In the background of the second picture is Mt. Paku, the result of volcanic activity in the area.
I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but it felt weird passing a Maserati, a Ferrari, and a Porsche Panamera in New Zealand....
I'll continue updating on our trip so far, so check back again later!