The surf... i think

Here ya go Rick some pics of the surf or waves... is it still surf if it's unsurfable? This was a pretty mellow day. Somedays it's wild down there with the waves coming in short sets (ha this is funny trying to explain waves.. "surf talk" when I'm not really down with the lingo..) breaking one after the other really close together- I don't know if they would be surfable or not- they look pretty messy..like loose crappy rock if you were thinking of climbing..mm.. yeah so I don't know if it's much of a surf beach or not. You've got the wave brain though so you most probably see things that I don't when looking at these photos..
I've never seen surfers there but I don't know if that's because it's not a busy area, no surfers in the area, or it's just not any good. There is a surf spot just outta Greymouth that I'll take pics of one of these days for you.

At Serpentine Beach...again

I just love it here! This is the road coming down to the beach... so from where I'm standing the beach is directly behind me. We drive past this beach on our way to Hoki so whenever I go to Hoki I try and take Kaiya so we get a good run around after town.

Stream flowing into the lagoon

The ever changing lagoon. It's amazing how much it changes each week or even day.. I love it!

One thing I miss from the states is the deserts. Most other environments and landscapes from the states can be founf here... little bits that remind me of home that satisfy the cravings- mountains (in some areas the mountiains look just like the mountains around missoula- the "montana mtns" I call 'em- the rolling mellow mtns/hills with patches of trees..mmm), lakes, rivers, beaches, bays but not the desert. Until here have I really felt that sandy openness/rugedness that comes with some deserts. The scattered rocks of all sizes and strewn about logs add to the "desert" feel. There's just so many reasons I love this beach!!

On the way to the supermarket

Kumara is about 25 mins from either Greymouth or Hokitika. They're both coastal- Greymouth (pop about 10,000) to the north and Hokitika (maybe 5,000 -not too sure) to the south. On this day Kaiya and I decided to go to Hoki for groceries and I thought it might, just possibly, be interesting to see what we see on our journey to the city.


Arahura Mountains to the east and farmland

and Kaiya looks on..

Arahura river valley

On the other side of the road looking to sea