The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Francis Bacon, Sr. (1561-1626)

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When the sun heats the region above the level of tolerance, locals make a pilgrimage to the safety of Days Bay beach. It is not a new phenomenon, it started a long time ago, this affair between the seaside and the people who find bliss on it, way earlier than the faded sepia photographs on the wall of the local shop that sells pies and soft chocolate ice cream could remember. Like everything else, it began as a necessity, became a habit and finally embedded itself into a fashionable and part of the local culture.

The beach, renowned for its capacity to catch the very last of the sun, on this photograph at least, is just moments away before the strong clouds choke what is left of its light. And when sunlight goes, the party is over.

Clouds are getting darker and everyone is gone. Only a couple of empty beer bottles, a half finished sand castle and a random chicken bone provide evidence of the merry crowd, now departed. Perfect timing for a daring gang of local seagulls to sift through the content of overloaded rubbish bins.

The wind, mellow and warm, and seriously deficient of hats, balls and beach umbrellas to toy with, is degraded to rolling an empty milkshake cup along the gutter.

Darkness will disembark quickly and change the mood of the place. And when night comes, it is always a good time to be safe.

Explore #208 on Thursday, July 12, 2007

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The Hawke's Bay region is on the east coast of the North Island.

This region is known for its sunny climate and established vineyards. Napier, the main city of the region was razed by an earthquake and subsequent fire in 1931, and then rebuilt in the art deco style fashionable at the time. What makes Napier special is that it has one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco buildings in the world.

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Men kick friendship around like a football but it doesn't seem to break. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001)

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In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

Aaron Rose

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