A Relaxing Time at Akitio Beach, New Zealand

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Sometimes a few days away from home is exactly what you need to recharge your batteries. In our case, we chose an isolated fishing village on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand to spend a few days celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary. This place is so isolated that there is nothing much there. The school has permanently closed and the local store was closed for a couple of weeks because it's the off-season. It's autumn coming into winter here in New Zealand.There are a few local retired people, mainly those interested in fishing. At this time of year the attraction is mainly gathering the shellfish paua - known as abalone in other parts of the world. Gatherers come into the village daily at low tide to the reef opposite the house we were staying in. The photo here was taken early morning, a view from the deck of the house we were staying in out on to the Pacific Ocean. What could be more relaxing than the rhythm of the sea and completely cutting yourself off from the rest of the world!