Claire skies ahead
As far as summer holidays go, Claire Chitham’s recent break on the Coromandel Peninsula was a pretty good one. There were long, lazy days on the beach, wonderful catch-ups with friends and family, and an incredible night spent at a festival dancing alongside hundreds of others to her favourite band, Shapeshifter.
In the midst of a global pandemic and with much of the world in some form of lockdown, the beauty of this incredible freedom wasn’t lost on Claire. And when we meet just a few days after her return home, it seems she’s still on a holiday high.
“Oh man, it really was magical,” she says. “You know, beaches with hardly anyone on them and great roaming pōhutukawa trees that you could rest under, barbecues, fish and chips, cocktails… it was heaven! I know this sounds cheesy, but everywhere I went it was like everyone you saw had gratitude shining out of their hearts. We’re just so f***ing lucky to
