Remembering Warkworth

It's incredible what a difference 20 years makes. Parts of Warkworth are just about as I remember them... but other parts are totally unrecognizable. The whole town is growing and growing and growing!

The city centre has blossomed into a thriving little shopping area. Some of the same stores are there... others have change completely. The banks are in the same place... and we're going to have to stop at the K&J Shop to get fish and chips on the way back south.

We went up to Kaspar Street to see the Rose's old house. It's been added onto... and it's for sale just now! (Hmmmmmmmm.) We took a drive out to Mahurangi Heads to see the Abbott's old place. What used to be a gravel and dirt sheep track is now a sealed/paved road with a name! The house is just as we left it... but with much bigger trees. We weren't able to get out to Casnell Island because it wasn't low tide yet. But we snapped some pictures from the shore.

We went out to Point Wells and Matakana but, unfortunately, I wasn't able to find the Waddington's house. It's out there somewhere... I'm sure we passed by it at least once. Omaha has turned into a little yuppieville with brand new, modern houses being built by the dozens... right up to the beach. Most of them inhabited by well-to-do Jaffas.

It was a great walk down memory lane. Really glad we took the time to do it. Jeff deserves a huge thank you... he's been very patient today, putting up with all of this.