<\/a><\/p>\nRobyn\u2019s parents had their caravan with the cookers and banquet tables in the middle.<\/p>\n
And the tents around the edge. Here\u2019s our little tent next to our messy car.<\/p>\n They even had the facilities to bake a cheesecake for Peters birthday.<\/p>\n There was no power or toilet facilities so we made do with a solar shower tent and a portapotti tent. A bit like our parties at We went out in the boat fishing and caught loads of undersized snapper. Look at this pathetic thing that Mike caught!<\/p>\n I caught a Gurnard (a very pretty fish with wings that flys) and this was the only thing worth eating.<\/p>\n The second lot that went out caught 10 Kowhai (not fair). We smoked them and we ate them for dinner. YUM.<\/p>\n On Monday we drove up to Matarangi to play around in the surf. I tried the surf ski out on bigger waves but they were a bit dumpy. It was good for boogie boarding though.<\/p>\n Amigene said she had spotted sharks there last week, so I was on the lookout. We did see something black in the water, so the odds were is was a shark as there were 40 spotted the day before. pretty scary.<\/p>\n We all had a go in Chris\u2019s land yacht, which he built for $600. The bought ones are $4000. It was loads of fun and a great way to see the beach.<\/p>\n There are more photos at:<\/p>\n Simpsons Beach<\/a><\/p>\n Matarangi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We went camping at Simpson\u2019s beach for a couple of days over the weekend with my friend Robyn and her entire family. Our families used to go camping together when Robyn and I were kids. It was just like the … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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