On Sunday we jumped on our bikes for the first time in over 5 months and cycled 40 kms of steep hills to Swanage and back. It wasn’t actually too hard and we both think our daily walk/run up Paku has made us quite fit. Mike also had the camera and big lens on and I still had trouble keeping up with him in places (yes I am admitting this ex-smoking, ex-exercise-phobe is actually fitter than me!).

The Swanage Pier:

Old Harry Rocks

Eating egg sandwiches and enjoying the view:

Ninas painting:

Eating egg sandwich in front of Ninas painting:

There are more people on the beach here on this chilly day than there is on Tairua beach in the height of the summer season: