Almost All Alone in Akitio

PB started the day by having a play date with a little blonde girl from a nearby camper.   She gave him a Hawaii key ring that he could keep forever,  and he gave her a tiny toy of Skye from Paw Patrol.  You can imagine our surprise that when our was time to leave,  he simply said goodbye and there were no tears.
We drove about an hour to Masterton and did some chores while DH and PB had a play on the neat playground at Queen Elizabeth Park.  (Yes, it meets standards.) Then we embarked on an epic road trip back to the same coast that we'd left,  to a tiny beach spot,  Akitio.
The road got skinnier and skinnier until there wasn't even a middle line! On the way, we stopped on a big hill and left me behind with a bike and a camera,  so we could try to get a marvellous photo of the caravan further down the valley.  It was great fun riding down the hill to catch up!
We had our lunch at a tiny settlement which was basically a hall and a fire station.  PB and DH made their way into a retired rugby field for a quick kick of the rugby ball amongst the bewildered sheep.
We made it to Akitio, once again,  camping right by the beach.   This time,  it's SO cheap!  $12 each.  It seemed like there was only one cyclist and one family there with us, it was quite quiet.
Played rugby with PB and checked out the beach before making dinner and a cake and heading off to bed.