Summer at beach cottage 2014- Day Five

Today was the day when we were originally going to have a super yummy cooked breakfast but by the time we all got up the tide was right in and perfect for swimming.  We scrapped the idea of having a cooked breakfast but because of the perfect swimming time we each had a massive cookie (which apparently had as many calories as a big mac) with a glass of choccy milk and grabbed the togs off the line, putting our beach feat on as we went past the side of the house and ran into the water.  It may be freezing but once you dive under it is awesome! We also got the snorkels out and were all swimming around the rocks finding fish and kina.

Summer at beach cottage 2014- Day Four

DAY 4

Exam results came out… I woke up at 7am and couldn't go back to sleep… waiting anxiously for the results to be released online, I got up just after 8am to create a hotspot and go online to check them… I was rather surprised with some of my results.  These are my final results for 2013 examinations.

Biology:

Not Achieved

Not Achieved

Achieved

Classical Studies:

Achieved

Achieved

English:

Not Achieved

Merit

Social Studies:

Achieved

I also did maths but did not have any exams for it.

I had already got University Entrance and got the credits to pass my NCEA Level 3 certificate, so the exams were mainly getting the credits needed to get the credits needed to do the actual nursing course, which I got enough bio credits for by just passing one standard luckily enough.

The rest of the day we spent outside relaxing in the sun on the deck and just hanging out.

Myself and Eloise

We went for a beach walk the day before and found a tree branch we could sit on and use as a trampoline! Also found a tyre 3/4 of the way into the sand that we could jump on.

Elosie took this picture cause she liked my hair cause it was all wavy from the sea salt and swimming.

Summer at beach cottage 2014- Day Three

Today was another late start, but also one where we went swimming straight after breakfast was had! We got two swims in that day because it was high tide in the morning and then high tide in the evening.  The water has also been freezing throughout the week, with the winds high and it gets quite chilly quite quickly.  At least there was a warm bath waiting afterwards :).  That night the four of us older ones… well, 13, me, and two adults played monopoly once the little kids were in bed, around 9pm until 1.30 in the morning! ...and I won, it was a not knowing who will win until about an hour before it ended when there was just Carla and I still playing against each other.

One of the photos I have of the beach from the deck- this is about half way in... When the tide is right it you can't see any beach, when it is right out you can see the reef that is past the tip of the rock that you can see out there.

Summer at beach cottage 2014- Day Two

We went swimming at the bach! With the beach cottage going right out onto the beach we have been fortunate enough to be able to look at what the tide and water is doing and be able to judge swimming times, it has been very good to be able to go:

"oh the tide is in",

Lets go for a swim- instead of having to guess because we didn't have the internet unless we created a hotspot from one of the cellphone (but that didn't mean for much useage- I used it to check my emails briefly to hear from uni if they told me if I was in or not and also to check my exam results on the Wednesday morning). 

Note: Yes, my results are coming, and I will be finding out if I will be going to uni tomorrow morning hopefully when I ring the Bachelor of Nursing co-ordinator.

Summer at beach cottage 2014- Day One

Over the course of the past week I have been away at a friends beach cottage in Whangarei Heads with them- total of eight.  We left when I finished work on the Sunday after we had packed up the car and done last minute house things ending up leaving around 6pm I think it was.  We drove up to Whangarei and went and found a warehouse to buy two of the kids beachfeet (swimming shoes) and to try and find one some togs… which we never did find.  Afterwards we did some food shopping and went and got KFC for dinner, arriving at the beach cottage quite late at night.

P.S. I have photos- I just have to upload them to my laptop! 

I'm still doing it...

....And I still try to turn on a completely normal shower how I have been doing for this past week multiple times a day whilst being on holiday up at Whangarei Heads at a friends beach cottage...

I went to go and turn on the shower this morning by trying (and failing) at pushing in the turner thing that you use to turn it on... then I realised. I am back in reality, back in normal everyday bathrooms that use normal shower turners that don't need to use force or anything to turn it on, to make it hot (or even water to come out for that matter).

Did the same trying to turn it off too............

I will have more, LOTS more, to post on that- also including my exam results etc. so stay tuned :)

The first swim of the season

Today I went for my first swim in the sea of the summer season! Actually, the first swim in the sea for ages! I think in two years! I don't go swimming all that much, even in the local swimming pools.  It was kinda cold, with the wind chill but the water was warm when I got under and moved and played around with the kids.  Awesome day and finally swam in the sea again!

After work...

On the drive home from work yesterday I pulled over and decided to take a picture of the road ahead of me, the sun was out with bright blue sky and barely any clouds.  This particular road is lined with palm trees which is a common occurrence around Orewa!

Such a beautiful day!