Fish and Chips on Princess Beach

We woke to another beautiful sunny morning, and walked to the Beach House Café at Island Bay where we sat outside for breakfast. The setting and the breakfast were both superb. We had fantastic views across the blue sea towards the South Island where we could see mountains in the distance, one of which was still snow-capped. We watched the stately progress of several inter island ferries crossing in both directions. Then we went for a shopping trip into the city. James needed sandals and Jamie had recommended Teva sandals, a pair of which James duly purchased and found to be very comfortable. Jamie had also recommended that I buy a t shirt from Macpac which has cooling technology, and anyone who knows me will know that I have an unfortunate tendency to overheat! We found said t shirts and I bought a nice pale blue one. We then had a pleasant walk around part of the harbour, which we recognised from last year, and a restoring cup of tea. 
Jamie and Kerry collected us in their car at tea time; they had picked up fish suppers and took us to Princess Bay. We set up camp on the sandy beach and ate our delicious dinner, which tasted even better in the fresh air. It was a perfect Spring evening and as we watched the sun set over the hills, Jamie lit his portable fire pit which gave out a surprising amount of heat. We had a lovely chat and a great evening.