Leisure Island

Today we attempted to sample what the local mall had to offer. It had a range of shops comparable to a reasonably sized high street but only had one floor. I guess there's something to be said for not being overloaded with too much choice.

We spent the rest of the day around the beautiful Mount Manganui (10mins from where we live) and walked up to Leisure Island. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos. We left the proper camera in the car and my blackberry can only cope with the most basic of shots. John promises to start using his flash camera soon...

You walk onto the island from the beach

That's Mount Manganui viewed from the island

That's Rabbit Island, apparently seals visit there some evenings

For all the bird lovers amongst you, take a listen to the end of this mp3 I recorded while on the Island. It's the weirdest bird call I've heard (sounds like ding ding) and it's made by a Tui: