Off to Okarito

Early bird wake up call and starting with a jogging on Hokatito beach. Sun is rising and only a dog and another jogger is in sight. Air is filled with salt and the sea is roaring and waves crashes against the beach. 

Fantastic!

Take off set to 9:00 and after a very needed girl shower we nearly are on time. Hokatito is a town famous for its handicraft, especially made of jade. We stop at New World and fill up our stocks of food and head for some look jade carving. Kids soon loose interest so after a bookshop stop, 2 horse books to Vera, Illiad for Oskar and Comic book for Klara, we take off for a quick lunch stop at M lake south of Hokarito.  The drive to Okarito is very nice and the Southern alps are rising just beside the ocean. Okarito today is not as big a village as it used to in the old mining days. Today this sleepy seaside village is famous for its lagoon and birdlife. The white heron can be spotted together with a lot of other birds. We find the little campsite and a good spot with our own BBQ. A lot of energy is piled up in young legs so we head for the beach. Grey round stones are scattered on the beach together with driftwood. Following the beach and then head up to the village takes us to Okarito kayaks. We sign up for 9:00 kayaking, first time so we will see how that goes… French camping close encounter… ends with the French moving somewhere else… We lit a bon fire and watch the milkyway as the waves roar in the background.