Well since I'm now a Westie I have had the pleasure of discovering some of the west coast beaches. I have to say the black sand thing is hard to get used to, but all in all they're pretty cool. In the last two weekends we have visited Piha and Muriwai. Both known for being pretty rugged. Piha is good for Nathan as there is an Estuary to take him swimming in, but he did enjoy splashing in the beach yesterday at Muriwai.