Hey everyone. Readers, bloggers and foodies alike. I am ready for the new year, and feel refreshed and energised after my 2 week break from blogging.

Hope all of you had a special and wonderful festive season. Here in New Zealand our little town was mostly empty and most people went away on holiday. You can just imagine all the traffic.

We visited Piha beach in the December holidays. The beach is so beautiful, it was not that busy when we got there but as soon as we left the beach was packed.

Piha beach is about an hours drive from Auckland. It has restrooms as well and a lovely beach to take the dogs for a walk and to go for a morning jog.