Friday, September 7, 2007

A Day in Eastbourne

Greetings All,
We were blessed with some early Spring weather this weekend, and took advantage of the opportunity to drive over to Eastbourne - a lovely seaside community on the opposite side of Wellington Harbour from the city itself. (You can think of the harbour as being shaped like a big bag, with Wellington CBD on the right side of the opening, Eastbourne on the left side of the opening, and the Hutt Valley - where we live - at the bottom.) It isn't a long drive to Eastbourne, maybe 30-35 minutes from our house; but, the road is narrow, has a lot of twists and is very close to the water in places. We had a pleasant lunch in a small cafe, then walked over to the community playground and beach. The water is still too cold for swimming, but it was picturesque and reminded us a lot of the Puget Sound area. Connor really liked the giant slide and a spinning tire ride called the "Roctopus" at the playground. As you get near the end of the road on that side of the harbour, you can actually see the snow-capped peaks on the South Island in the distance. Anyway, here are some pictures of our day in Eastbourne.
Love, Linda, Eric and Connor