It was another great event for those
who came to our Pyes Pa weekend, starting with happy hour and a BBQ on
Friday night. Saturday dawned without a cloud in the sky, so most of us headed
to Papamoa Beach for the day. The new boardwalk
takes us directly to our part of the beach making access easy and with the
large numbers of other naturists present on the beach on Saturday, it certainly
seems to be attracting a lot to the beach. At the same time, it has opened up
the sand dunes to make it less attractive to the undesirable element that
inhabit the dunes and give us a bad name.
The guys helped to put up a sign…
…then Col decided to try out his new Christmas
present for the first time…
On Sunday, our ‘almost’ naked chef
cooked us breakfast on the BBQ.
With the day looking a bit dreary, we welcomed
some other members for morning tea who had just come out from Ngatuhoa.
A spontaneous invitation from a couple who are members of the group to visit
their home a few kilometres away for a hot swim was eagerly taken up so after
lunch all those present car-pooled up to their three acre block for a swim in
their fabulous thermally heated pool.
The water slide was used by some
hardy blokes and one very brave woman. One guy mastered the head first entry…
But it wasn’t just a hot swim. After
an hour in the lovely warm water, we were served some food including some
beautiful fresh orange juice and warm plum juice. Some members were shown their
medicinal herb garden, with one herb enthusiast leaving with several cuttings.
I would like to thank our generous members
for hosting us for this event. You gave us all something wonderful to do on a
wet day.
On Monday, a few members ventured
east to the Bay
of Plenty Sun Club for
the day, with some staying overnight. This ended a great weekend for group
members despite the slightly dodgy weather.
