Day Five- Saturday

Enjoying the hot water

We woke up Saturday to beautiful bright blue skies. Yeah! Lisa and Ian made excellent from scratch pancakes to get our day started. On their morning walk to the store they scored a red bucket which made a certain little girl very happy.

We set off for Cathedral Cove, one of the filming sights for the Narnia movies. It was a short drive and a longish hike down to the cover. The sign said it was a 45 minute hike, but with little miss independent, I have to walk myself, it was more like 90 minutes. Thankfully, it was a beautiful day and gorgeous scenery so we didn't mind too much. The cove itself is gorgeous. Crystal clear blue water with big rocks and a tunnel that divides the beach. Lillianna put her bucket to good use. Ian learned that sand castle creations last seconds. The hike back up looked ugly at first because mommy was getting tired quick of the pony rides. Ian took over and did an awesome job of keep her entertained and getting us back to the top in record time.

Back to the cottage for lunch and naps. Mike went on a hike while the rest of rested and got some great views of the sea and the gannets.

In the afternoon we headed to hot water beach with all the other tourists in town. There is one section of the beach that when you dig down has hot water springs. So, we found a spot to dig a hole. It turned out to require a little more skill than I thought. The water is so hot that the first hole we dug was so hot none of us could stand in it for more than a second or two. To our amazement, however, there was another women who came and plopped herself down in it and stayed there the rest of the time we were there. So, we moved over just a bit so that half of our hole had water come from the hot water spring and part of it had water coming that was cold. It took some managing to get the temperature just right and you had to be careful not to stick your hands or feet too deep into the water or they would get scorched. All in all pretty stinking cool especially with a view out to the ocean. Plus its free!