I have been quiet on the blogging and emailing front over these last days as I have had family staying and have been enjoying the holiday feeling over this Christmas period. I hope that everyone reading this has had a lovely time with family and friends and is feeling refreshed and inspired to greet 2009.
Yesterday my husband and I took advantage of having a babysitter (aka my Mum) staying and took off for a few hours. Heading over to the eastern side of Auckland we found Musick Point which has a large building that was the centre of radio communications for a number of years, especially during WWII. That is all closed down now, but behind the building is a number of very steep steps that you can climb down and it is just fantastic. Neither my husband nor myself have been here before and we stayed for a while, taking photos and enjoying the coastal beauty so close to home.
Here you can see Rangitoto Island at the back and Browns Island (we think) at the front.
The rock formations were amazing and there were hidden surprises like this cave.It was so great just to take off in the car, not knowing where we were going to go and just exploring parts of our city. I took several hundred photos and am inspired to paint some more seascapes based on them. It was an overcast day and I am really keen to return when it is blue sky to see how that changes the light and colours. Even though we were only gone for a few hours, it felt like such an escape and a mini holiday even though we didn't go away.
I hope all of you manage a small or big escape over this holiday season too. Best wishes.
2 comments:
Looks gorgeous! Next time we go to Auckland we will have to see if we can find this. Looking forward to your paintings of the area :)
Thanks Jennifer. It was such a fantastic place (and hardly any people around which made it even better). I can't wait to break out the paintbrushes again as I haven't painted for weeks.
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