Saturday: We were both awake bright and early, and Dangerous Kitchen (which we’d planned on breakfasting at, having perused their menu the night before) didn’t open until 9, so we decided to head over to Te Waikoropupū Springs (or just Pupu Springs, as they’re more commonly called if you want to avoid all those syllables). …
k, I know I promised to tell you all about my holiday when I got back, and I really did intend to spend yesterday sorting out all my photos and making release notes and writing it all up, but I ended up having a totally lazy day instead and got absolutely nothing done. And most…
The witch and I are in Golden Bay for the weekend, having very many adventures and with limited wifi, so you’ll have to wait until I get home to hear them, and to see all the photos.
y shiny new YHA membership card arrived today. It is shiny, in fact, because when my membership expired last month the reminder came with an offer to upgrade to a lifetime gold membership for a reduced price. And when I did the calculations, I worked out that over the years I’ve renewed my membership enough…
Ok, so not entirely wasting today: I have at least sorted through a few photos from the trip to Alexandra. Lake Tekapo looking spectacular as usual: Possibly the clearest view I’ve ever seen of Mt Cook/Aoraki, above Lake Pukaki: Playing with toy cars while we wait for lunch at the Shaky Bridge Cafe: A ramp…
Back home, with two nephews in tow (niece is coming up later in the week with her Granddad). Very long and tiring trip home, but we had a lot of fun along the way playing silly car games like “When Ballycumber went to Christchurch, he took with him…”, and plenty of stops for snacks and…
We went out geocaching again this morning (Lytteltonwitch is trying to meet a milestone for the total number of caches she’s found), but thankfully it wasn’t quite so hot today, especially as we ended up clambering around over rocks and hills again, climbing down from the top of the rocks above the Clock for one…
I’d forgotten just how hot it can get down here. Such a hot day today – a high of 33 according to the Metservice (and they usually underestimate the temperature by a few degrees, because their recording station is near the river), and even now, at 7 pm, it’s over 31. And it’s been slightly…
It’s after midnight, so once again I’m technically breaking my posting streak, but it’s been a busy day so I kind of forgot until now. And now I’m really tired and would much rather just go to bed than post, but somehow I’ve got myself trapped into this “can’t break my streak of daily posts”…
Three more squares done, using patterns from the ‘A Few Scraps‘ blog: “Topography” – I like this one almost as much as the wood grain one – nice and easy, forgiving of mistakes, and looks cool when it’s done. “Leafy Branches” – a bit trickier (lots of backtracking!), but looks great. I was really starting…