every sunday, we go to tauranga, a beach town near the school, to serve at the local church and after, we usually have some time to explore and wander around. this past week, we were watching a surf competition and it started pouring rain. though i live in california, i have never been to the beach in the rain and it was so pretty! i think rain makes everything more beautiful
our team decided to spend a morning on the mornington peninsula near melbourne exploring the beach and climbing on the rocks. we got a little too ambitious and decided to climb all the way around the peninsula but after a few hours of exhaustion and frustration, we discovered the rocks turn into steep cliffs and we had to turn back. despite the setback, it was still a great time of bonding and adventure
napier is a darling little beach town on the east coast of new zealand. the hills reminded me of laguna beach, the main street of santa monica and the beach of moonstone beach in cambria. i should probably stop comparing new zealand to california so much but i can’t help it! though the beach was freezing, it was so refreshing to breathe in the fresh salty air while enjoying some honey and passionfruit ice cream from rush munros.
i’ve been friends with devon forever (like from birth forever). she is one of those girls i can always count on and though we don’t see each other that often, it is always epic when we do hang out. she just moved to laguna beach so we spent the day at a local beach, soaking up the sun and catching up. i kinda wish everyday was a beach day with devon. i sure do love this girl
