For the first 5 days of the trip we stayed in the Marlborough Sounds, thanks to Jenny who kindly booked us all a bach there. The Sounds are one of my most favourite parts of New Zealand. I haven't been there since my 40th birthday/honeymoon, but as soon as I got back I remembered why I love it so much there.
The trip over on the Interislander ferry was fun!
The bach was in a great little spot, with its own little pathway leading down to the water and lots of places to explore. The kids loved playing on the swing rope...
We had a kayak at the bach - just the one! - and it was absolutely the highlight of Alfie's stay. Every day he begged to go out on the kayak. Even at low tide where the water was so shallow the bottom of the kayak scraped along the muddy floor!
We mostly had fantastically sunny weather, but we did have one rainy day. Which led to another highlight, for both Alfie and Molly - when Nana Jenny took them out in the rain on New Year's Eve and they got really really wet and muddy. So muddy Alfie's socks will never recover! But it was worth it - so I'm told! ;)
The rest of the time we pottered around the Marlborough Sounds, exploring the bays and coves and sitting around in the sun. We brought the boogie boards and made use of them - even though there weren't any waves!
Some of us had a few swims - but some of us didn't! ;)
We had ice blocks at dinner time.....
And we pushed Dad off the jetty!
Molly caught her first ever fish ("Mrs Spotty")....We set her free and didn't eat her.
And both children caught plenty of mud crabs...
But mostly it was just a very very relaxing time, with plenty of lazing around, reading and relaxing. Thanks Nana Jenny!!!
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