Well Xmas is over again and its back to work. As always happens on summer holidays the days starting ticking luxuriously by, slow folding into one another. Hot sunny weather saw us fishing and swimming at the beach. Then, as we unwound they days speed up. By the end they were flicking by in a blur. I guess the speed that the days of summer flick by is a measure of how relaxed and unwound you've become.
The fishing was pretty patchy this year. However Grant and I did get one good catch early one morning off the coast of Leigh. An hour and a half saw us pull in 11
perfect pan sized snapper before we decided it was enough fish.This summer also saw us out on a kayak a number of times off the beach. A great way to explore the rocky coast line and take advantage of the clear water this year.
This year Amelia got a fishing rod. Had fun teaching her to fish off Little Omaha wharf. When the tide was high enough an it was late afternoon the sprats and bait fish would come into the waters around the wharf. It's fair to say that she managed to clean up. She's good at catching bait for dad.
After a few more days at work I'm heading back north again to pick up the family who are still on holiday at the beach.Looking forwards to more summer by the beach in a few days or two. Then the Xmas migration pattern will see us all drive south to wintry, wet, windy Wellington. Imagine the attraction.
