Le Weekend

It was a nice feeling knowing we didn't have to get up early this morning and that thought was even better all through the night being woken up by the revellers in the clubs at Baie des Citrons and in the rooms next to us! It felt as though we were part of it and with them all!  These walls are so thin! This morning it was lightly raining but by 8am that had stopped. Alex went for a run then a swim, and I finally sorted the Blog hassle.  Internet problems here are just the same as they ever were. How anyone works here in IT I don't know - it is so slow. I see why some French kids couldn't contact ours. They said our addresses must be wrong, but I can't email anyone at home as it just says those addresses are not allowed!  So frustrating!

We visited the markets this morning which is always great and by then the sun was warm and the wind had dropped. 

                                         The markets are on the waterfront at Port Moselle

Locals enjoying the sunshine and company outside the markets

We then drove out to the big Carrefour (massive supermarket) just out of the city and wandered through the shop along with hundreds and hundreds of locals doing their shopping. Nothing is open here on Sunday so today is a busy day for most retail outlets. It is always fascinating walking the aisles and seeing the vast array of different and intriguing foods available. The variety of huge wheels of cheese and large pots of mouth-watering pates ...... - very hard to walk past!
We watched the spectacular display from the kitesurfers out on the point this afternoon and also all the windsurfers who were fair flying through the water. Anse Vata Bay gets the Trade Winds so there is nearly always some wind and many competitions for these sports are held here. There were kayak races today as well so the Bay was really busy.
After lunch we walked around to Baie des Citrons for some swimming and saw Hollie and Lauren in the water as well. They were loving life swimming in the sun!
Tomorrow Alex and I are invited out to Mont Dore, about half an hour south of the city, for a family celebration so we are looking forward to that. 
We hope that good old Taupo has started warming up preparing for our return.

Au revoir!
C & A