Thursday, February 11, 2010

Bay of Islands, New Zealand (from Mathijs)



Kayaking and Sand Boarding
We went kayaking and is was so cool! Mom and I were in a kayak together and I paddled most of the time. My mom said I did better than her and she probably wouldn't have made it so far without me! It was so beautiful on the water.
We also went sand boarding. You ride down huge sand dunes on a slick bottomed bogie board. It was really fun but really really hot on your feet. My feet felt like they were on fire! When we got to the top of the dune, it was a big relief because it was so tiring walking up that steep hill. But it was also a big scare because when you looked down, we couldn't see the bottom of the dune because it was so steep! When we went down, we got lots of sand on our faces! It a good thing we had sunglasses on! We had an great time! Mom is working on our video. Look for that later.

3 comments:

  1. You guys look so cool with your sunglasses and boards! The clouds behind you are beautiful. While you are enjoying the sand and sun, we got 2-3 more inches of snow last night. We still had snow left from before. I don't ever remembering seeing it snow this many times in one year here in North Carolina. It is beautiful, but I'm ready for warmer weather! I love and miss you guys! Love, Oma and Bill

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  2. Hi Kara! greetings from nita! More photos.. more photos!!!!!!!! love the sandsurfing image! Look at those clouds!!!!!! keep em coming. am so jealous! nita

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  3. Hoj Mathijs,

    Whauuuuw, sand boarding, souds like hot fun!!!

    By the way, when you have such a great talent for kayaking you might consider becoming a Maori. All you (and the rest of the family) need is a cool Maori tribal tattoo. I have a friend in New Zealand who can help you with that! He is easy to recognize: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/lw/newzealand_maori-tattoo.jpg :-)))

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