Playing at the Beach

Kirsten texted me first thing this morning, saying that it was perfect beach weather, and that if I didn't have to work, she, Holly, and I had to go to the beach. Well, I didn't get called in today, so off we went!

Kai-Iwi Beach is about 20 minutes out of town, and it is a beautiful black sand beach, with gorgeous aquamarine water (a little way out), rolling waves, and fine sand. 

When we pulled up, this was the first view I got of the beach. Wow!

We walked down from the parking lot, and saw the clear distinction between where the dirt/sand gets picked up by the waves and mixed in with the water, and where it is settled.

Holly was overjoyed to be out at the beach, and ran right into the water, then seemed quite surprised that she was all wet! As you can see, the water-saturated sand is very reflective, which made the beach all the more interesting.

Holly wanted to catch the foam on the edge of each wave, and would run right up to it and chomp down on it. This picture is right after she plunged into one. Kirsten and I were laughing so hard we almost cried, watching her bound around trying to catch them. I think the salt water upset her stomach afterwards, but she is feeling good now.

These are the cliffs right next to the beach.

What a beautiful dog! She was a joy to be with at the beach.

This is on our walk back towards the car. I couldn't believe how much the blue sky reflected off the beach and changed the colour. Very cool.

It was such a lovely afternoon, and we will definitely be going back, and hopefully swim next time. The air was plenty warm enough for swimming, but the water was very cold. Kirsten said that it will warm up soon, and be perfect for swimming.