Cyclone off Shore

We have been north of Auckland since last Friday and not had a computer for the last few days. We are staying in a bach, kiki for cottage. It is a block from the beach on a very pretty bay with about 2 miles of white sand and clean blue waters.

This is area is very green with lots of rolling hills, vineyards, and pretty, small, attractive towns. There has been a cyclone of the north east coast about 600 km that has caused a lot of wind and rain. We had very strong winds yesterday with heavy rain falls. With the wind we have not spent much time on the beach other then going for long walks. Saturday we spent the day going to two markets and  an art show. It has been enjoyable exploring the back roads and checking out the various pubs, restaurants and shops. The coastline is interesting as each beach is in it's own bay. Some of the bays have a number of islands making them very attractive. If you get a chance make sure you spend sometime exploring the east coast north of Auckland. Thursday we are heading to the Bay of Islands for a couple of days. Tomorrow weather permitting we will play our first round of golf here at Omaha. The rates are $35 for affiliates and $45 for non affiliates. They indicated they would accept our Canadian card as an affiliate.