Eddie only did one day at work. He spent a day bouncing up a river bed on a tractor with a trailer carrying rocks to a farmers property. By the time he got home he was exhausted and had a crick in his neck. So the hole in the bank account must stay for a bit longer.
For Eddie’s birthday we went to the hotel and had lunch. Eddie had fish and chips and I had gnocchi with a 3 cheese sauce. We both enjoyed our meals.
We went to Palmerston North on Tuesday and visited with my cousin Gayle and her husband, Kerry. We had a good afternoon with them.
We treated ourselves to a motel and a delivered roast dinner with sticky date pudding. We were very full after we had eaten it all.
On Wednesday we caught up with Raewyn and Marty. Raewyn was our old neighbour in Matangi. She lives in Australia now, but they are doing a bit of a tiki tour around NZ at the moment. We had a great time with them. We went to the botanical garden’s cafe and had morning tea. We must have sat there for an hour. Later we had a wander around the glass house with the tropical plants in. We were going to go to the aviary, but it didn’t open until 1pm, so we passed. The weather was a bit iffy, but we managed to get around without getting wet. We were able to walk to the park from Raewyn and Marty’s BnB, so that was very convenient. We were saying goodbye when it started to rain, so we timed it really well.
Photos taken in the hot house that we walked through and at the cafe. I don't know what the names of the flowers are.
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| A giant moa made out of punga fronds |
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| At the cafe |
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| A paddling pool donated to the children of Palmerston North by the RSA |
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