Yesterday we headed along to Kathmandu for their annual 50% off sale to get some gear for our trips to Abel Tasman and South America. On the way there, I was compelled to take this photo. Every time we drive past it the colour combinations make me cringe. This large shopping building was recently repainted from a pale tint of grey to this ugly brown colour. Why oh why didn’t someone put a white background area in behind the logos, even if they didn’t want the whole building that colour?

On a brighter note, we celebrated the New Year in last night by heading out to Muriwai beach and checked out the Gannet Colony with friends and saw some far prettier colours. The place was so quiet and peaceful and not many people had come out.