My New Zealand: Mission Bay

We weren’t able to figure out the hike with the girls Friday, so we MADE SURE to figure out Mission Bay. Mission Bay is a fun beach spot that we kept hearing about; so we decided to try and go there. It's right outside of the city. It took some work to figure out how to get everyone together at the same place and bus numbers/times, but we figured it out and got the word/plan out to everyone the night before. Everyone was meeting at Becca/Katie’s house. To our great surprise, everyone (all 14) was able to get to their bus stop in time and we all rode over to Mission Bay together from there. We were so proud of ourselves for figuring out the bus and where to go. And everyone made it except for Heidi and Anna. They were doing family stuff with the Lords today.
Once we got to the beach, we all laid out for a bit and rested. It was windy and kind of overcast, so we went exploring. Some of the girls stayed on the beach while the rest of us went to the bay next door and found a cool place to rent kayaks and paddle boards. Jessica and I are going kayaking next Saturday with Phyllis, so we didn’t go. We stayed on shore and took pictures of the other girls going around in the marina.
While the girls did that for an hour, Jessica and I headed back to Mission Bay. On the way we found a really cool park. It had a cool tire swing thing and a mini zip line! So of course we had to stop and play on it for a little bit. When we got back to Mission Bay we rented a tandem bike for 30 minutes. I don’t know what it is about tandem bikes, but I just think they are so much fun. It was fun to ride along the walk/bike path just parallel to the water. The sun was out by then and it was gorgeous to ride along the beach and see all the different shops and activities going on. Our butts hurt so bad after, though! You'd think they could make the seats a little bigger and more comfortable.
Jessica and I had to leave earlier than everyone because we had to get home in time for dinner. Phyllis was having company over, and there was no way we were going to be late again! But on the way home, our bus was having troubles. It kept stalling and completely died once in the middle of the road! Thankfully the bus driver was able to get it working long enough to get us home. I was so scared...at the thought of Phyllis mad again! Glad we didn't have to deal with that again.