KItekite DATE

Its been pretty quiet at work recently which has been a blessing in disguise as K and I have had time to go "Dating" and with my days off (yes plural "DAY's ") linking up with Mana being at school we have managed to go on a number of DATES........(and sneak in a few surfs too.)

So we headed out over the Waitakere ranges to Piha, right into Glen Esk road follow that to the end,found a park (which today being a weekday.......was no problem) to enter the Kitekite Falls track.

The walk itself is actually quite easy, all the pathways are well formed & sign posted and wide enough for two (if you get the urge to hold hands)

The stream is gently "babbling" and the banks are lined with hundreds of Nikau's,ferns and other lush native scrubs.

We made our way up and away from the stream the dampness was replaced with the sweet aroma of the Manuka tree with its small white flowers in full bloom and with the occasionally piriwakawaka darting and twittering about our feet and the beating wings of the Keruru perched in the branches its hard to believe we are only 50 minutes from Downtown Auckland.

We took our time as we wandered on back making a "B" line for the "Piha Store" for a top up of freshly made coffee a Honey and nut cake for K and a Chicken and avocado roll type thing for me and with food and drink in hand we sat on the warm black sand and soaked in the "WEST" that is the BEST........Kau mau te wehi.