Friday our fine weather gave out. Storm clouds approached and we took a break from touring.
After breakfast at Sally’s, Hillery took the kids back to the bach while I toured the Russell Museum and learned about the town’s rich history: the Maori, Captain Cook the English explorer, whalers, Zane Grey the writer and sportsman, and then tourists.
The museum attributes Grey, an early 20th Century American adventure writer, with popularizing the Bay of Islands with his book The Anglers El Dorado. Grey was an active member of the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club, which holds the record for the largest striped marlin ever caught: 536 pounds! The club is next door to Sally’s.
We walked the paved track to the Long Beach on the opposite side of the Kororareka Peninsula—the side that faces the Pacific. Wind and waves sprayed our faces with salt. The kids had fun playing in the sand and looking for shells on the beach.
After lunch, Ivy took a nap, Hillery did laundry, and Sawyer worked on Mathletics. It was a school week after all! That night we ordered very average Thai (we should have gone back to Sally’s) and watched Kung Fu Panda, which was preceded by the Madagascar 2 preview. “I like to move it move it!” sang Ivy halfway through our feature presentation.
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