Is that the beach???!!!

The water is beautiful, the homes rising out of the cliif are awe inspiring, but the beaches. Well the beaches leave a lot to be desired.... If you're a kiwi, brace yourself: These world famous beaches that people flock to don't have any sand! What's worse, they've got big, hard pebbles. Oh, and they're tiny. And crowded. and share the tiny beach with a whole lot of boats, so large parts of the beach and sea are out of bounds for swimmers. What am I talking about? Well check out where the water touches the shoreline. See those boats - and those rows of umbrellas and deck chairs that you have to pay for. It's either sit in a bright orange row, or brace yourself for an attempt to find a comfortable way to sit on the hard peoples - and a bruised bottom afterwards.