Awakeri

 We had a busy weekend, so the cleaning took a bit of time Saturday and Sunday. Eddie gave me a hand, so it wasn't as long as it might have been.  I did some time in the garden too. I have got to a really weedy patch, so it is slowing me down. I thought I was being really smart and getting along quite quickly. You just never know where things are going to get slower in a new garden. ha ha.

Eddie is quite busy around the place, as the man before us didn't do much over the last few weeks he was here. He has been weed whacking, spraying and mowing this week.

We have a blow up jumping pillow in the grounds that is very popular with the children and adults alike. On Monday, Eddie had to ask four people to leave who came in off the street to use it. We are parked by the entrance, so we get to see people coming in, park and wander off. Some people are very cheeky.

We went and had a swim at Awakeri hot pools yesterday afternoon. It was lovely and relaxing. Eddie found it good for his shoulders after his hard work during the week with the weed whacker. It can make ones arms very tired. It made us feel very relaxed. I am sure we will be going again sometime in the future. It was only $9 each plus 50c for taking the car down to the pool.

We used to go to Awakeri back in the day when we lived in Kawerau. It made a nice outing with the kids and an ice cream for on the way home.

I didn't take my phone so there are no pictures of it. Next time.

The tramping club came over this way for some walks a few years ago. We stayed at Awakeri in a cabin. We spent every evening soaking after our walk. It was rather a nice way to recover from a long walk.

I got a nice hair cut yesterday. I had asked a friend for her recommendation and she gave me the name of her hairdresser. When I rang, I asked about the price and it was going to be $68 for a dry cut. I said no thanks and found a much cheaper one via Joan who lives here, when she isn't traveling to visit family. The lady I went too works from her home, where her husband has made her a salon from what was a carport. It's construction kept them busy over the first lock down.