Army Bay -, Tindalls – & Orewa Beach

FEBRUARY – JUNE 2019

Beaches & Sundowners

We love the beach – that’s why we have a house in South Africa that is within walking distance of the beach. We were very happy when we were able to find accommodation in New Zealand that was also close to the beach.

The ocean was just a short walk from our apartment in Whangaparaoa

During our time in New Zealand, we went to a beach at least twice a week. Since it was still summer, it was always nice to take off our shoes and walk in the cold water. Much later, we would head over to the nearby wooden benches to dry off while enjoying the sunshine.

Army Bay Beach (Whangaparaoa):

Beautiful beach (Shakespear Regional Park is just a few minutes’ walk away)

Near Army Bay beach we found a small café that sold freshly fried fish and chips. It was nice to occasionally buy a takeaway and then go to the beach to enjoy our ‘fish parcel’ there.

The best way to enjoy fish & chips

There are so many beautiful walking paths near the different beaches. It was always a surprise to see where these paths would take us.

If it was high tide, we would take the walkways on the cliffs along the ocean

Another beach close to our home

Orewa Beach:

We often visited Orewa because it was just 10km from where we stayed. It’s a popular holiday destination with a 3km long heavenly beach. There are quite a few restaurants and cafés on the main road with the beach just across the street.

We also visited the Saturday morning farmers’ market a few times and always enjoyed a few lazy hours there. One time, on a Sunday, we and our friends went over to Orewa for lunch at the Surf Lifesaving Club. The food was really good, but best of all was that it was served almost on the beach.

More than enough beach at Orewa

Stunning view from the Surf Lifesaving Club where we enjoyed lunch

Tindalls Beach:

The best of all our beach visits, however, were the many sunsets we enjoyed with Werner and Pearl at Tindalls Beach, just a stone’s throw from our house.

Big trees on Tindalls Beach – Pearl, Werner and Berto are testing the water

We sometimes took long walks on the beach and a few times Hudson, their dog, joined us. Other times we just sat on the beach and enjoyed a sundowner while watching the beautiful sunset.

We had to keep in mind to return before high tide

Hudson loved the beach trips

Stunning sunsets at Tindalls Beach

We had wonderful times here with our friends. A visit to Tindalls Beach was definitely one of those “feel good moments” and we have fond memories of those evenings.

Beautiful array of colours at Tindalls beach

Have you heard of Devonport on the southern point of Auckland’s North Shore? We decided to visit this bayside village and do a hike to the North Head. Click here to read about our hike.