but oh, the sunsets!
I think I’ve mentioned it before… but the sunsets here are pretty damn good.
Each night, there’s something new as the sun slips down behind the Marlborough Sounds across the water, casting final deep orange rays before leaving just a fading glow sharply limning the hills.
I guess the people who live here get a bit blasé about it – not everyone was out there grabbed away from their TVs, cameras in hand as was I. There were a few people below on the beach though, voices unheard over the surf but pointing and maybe just as gobsmacked as me.
I’ll add pictures to this later: I’ve been taking a few each night. It’ll have to wait until I get home – uploading pictures via my cellphone is both expensive and deleterious to their (technical) quality.
And I’ll get another night to check out the next sunset.
Edit: uploaded the photos. For what it’s worth, I’ve grouped them all here.

backin15
6 January 2007, 13:37 #
One of the things I miss most about NZ is the sunsets that can be enjoyed against the backdrop of the ocean – not an option on the east coast of Australia (although curiously, it is at Byron Bay where there is a west facing beach). I’ll look forward to the photos when you upload them – enjoy the Sounds (one of my favourite places in NZ).
Alan
7 January 2007, 21:52 #
Here they are then!