Waitakere Region and Urban Hiking

This past weekend was a bit more low-key than recent weekends have been (which meant we "only" went to the beach/ran, went to a birthday party, did a 10km hike, and grabbed drinks with friends). This was a welcome change, as things have been pretty crazy. See below or a mini photo-essay about our weekend!

Saturday Rob went trail running in the Waitakere Ranges with Chris.

While the boys were running, Clare and I grabbed a stack of books and headed to Piha Beach to hang out in the sun. Something in the black sand makes it magnetic - it wouldn't come off my backpack!

Sunday we did a 10k "urban hike" to the top of Mount Eden with our backpacks loaded down with books - we're starting to train for the 43km hike we're planning to do over Christmas break.

We tried to FaceTime into the Dolans' wedding from Mount Eden, but weren't getting good enough service. We tried again from a nearby bar, but it still didn't work. So we cheers'd to them on our own.  Congrats Dolans!!!! We're so sad we missed it!  Everything was beautiful and it looked like an amazing time. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness!