To get to my favourite beach on earth we must first take a tiny peek of my favourite view where I grew up. Napier. New Zealand.
The fishing boats. 
I rode past these boats on the way to school… 
every day for years. The beach where I grew up was too glary for a good shot. But it is still there. 
So I drove out to Mahia. I have a superstition that I always have to look back to Napier when I am leaving. I don’t know why, but this is what you see when you look back at my home. And where I am standing for this shot was what I was looking across the Bay TO, every day of growing up. Amazing isn’t it. 
It takes two hours to drive out is Mahunga Beach. But hush, it is our secret. 
It is simply the most beautiful beach in the world. 
Enough said.
Good morning. Last night we ate pan fried freshly caught Gurnard, from this beach. Today the bach will be empty so I am going to take a writing day, all to myself, a little present to myself, but not until I have walked as far as I can up this beach and back. There are no motels, or hotels, or shops, or crowds here. Just a wee collection of beach houses, and a few beachcombing New Zealanders . You would love it. 
Maybe I will have a little swim. We will have to see.
Have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “Home, my other home”
Oh and I almost forgot to say.. this is my 500th post. What a fantastic place to be for that momentous post. Good morning! c
Congratulations! How serendipitous!
The most fitting place to post your 500th! Congratulations!!
500 posts! Congratulations- what a milestone. This post seems to fit it perfectly, with all its looking back and looking forward.
I can see why you love this place so much C, it is breath taking. Congratulations on your 500th post that’s incredible, I only have 564 and I’ve been blogging since 2008! But if you count my original renovation blog, then I’d have 672 all together! Sigh, I have a lot of blogging to do!
I like the idea of looking back, sounds lovely. Now, I’m off to find out what Gurnard is.
You’re right – I WOULD love it!
Have a nice day, Celi!
Congratulations on the big 500. Beautiful seaside pictures. Laura
Yes it is a special place, Thankyou for sharing your secret. Enjoy your day of peace and I hope you brought a HAT
As i suspected my pld hat is still here! a big straw hat! And i am already being harrassed about suntan lotion.. so i am all sorted! Morning sister! c
Just beautiful Cinders….and writing your 500th post from the place you love more than anything…to use an overused word…again…A Maze Ing and wonderful for you!!
Good morning, c. Perfection. What’s the air temp?
It is 28C.. Almost perfect.. c
I can’t imagine how come we have never met. Up on the cliffs is the bach we stayed at. You got to the beach down a ladder secured to the cliff… I carried the dog. We slathered on the coconut oil and lay on the black sands to bake… we would go to Nuhaka for ice-cream, and to Morere Hot Springs to soak the sunburn away.
Bliss 🙂
Maybe we have met! or at the very least smiled to each other as we passed.. i do remember those coconut oil days before we knew any better! c
If I said ‘Old Man’s Hat’ would you know what I mean?… we were the other side… you have it in your photos… on the left of picture.
I don’t know if we ever made it to Mahunga beach… given that we had our own small patch of paradise…
… I still carried the dog… Buffy… they sweetest little dog in the Universe…
One day I will take Rick to Mahia…
the most gorgeous part of that story is carrying the dog.. I have heard of old mans hat, it is up the back here somewhere but i don’t think i ever made it.. I will be back.. c
love the posts. love you’re having such a great trip so far! or errrr trips hehe
Stunning…there’s nothing like an empty beach. And the colors on those boats! Our fishing fleet is so drab…
So…where is the spot you rowed to the day you melted the feet off the teapot?
exactly where those boats are now! good remembering marie.. my dads workshop is to the right of the camera.. c
What! No piano on the beach? 😉
I threw it off the waka!! c
You have not exaggerated! The beach is absolute gorgeous. And how nice and summery it all is! 🙂 I’m glad to have enjoyed a spot of leisure and the chance to see your “other” home!
beautiful photos beautiful areas, no wonder you miss it
This morning you opened the door to paradise and invited us in Celi. How serene, how calm, what an absolutely glorious beach. If where you grew up contributes to the person you are than all of your home (and this beach) are apart of you forever. V.