To the Coast, Castlepoint

Fog greeted us as we hit the road this morning.   As it lifted, we made our way through the lovely little towns of Greytown, Carterton and Masterton.
Greytown was very sweet with lovely old fashioned houses and shops everywhere.  
We stopped in Masterton and PB and I went for a ride from Queen Elizabeth Park along the side of a river to Lake Henley.  We rode right around the lake  and back.   It was a 6km ride and lovely and flat.   The day was a stunner,  too,  warm,  sunny and still. Off we went to Castlepoint where we got an amazing camping spot right on the beach, with a cool view over to the lighthouse.  PB and I spent the whole afternoon making a sandcastle, then attempting to protect it from the sea with our sand walls and moats.  PB was hilarious,  having stripped off, heading naked to the beach.  Managed to eventually coax him into a wetsuit as the sun started going down!
Next day, PB and I went for a run (well, I ran, he rode his bike) right around to the lighthouse and back.  After such exertion,  it seemed only fitting that we have pikelets for morning tea. 
After morning tea,  we had some cricket and frisbee fun on the beach in front of the caravan before the whole family rode our bikes back around to the lighthouse end to look at the big boats and watch the waves crash over the rock that protect the lagoon.
Once there,  a second walk up to the light house was warranted.
PB found some kids to splash around with in the waves and played for ages in the sea.  Great kiwi beach fun!