Sunday 17 February 2019

Life goes on

Yet another beautiful sunset...each day is starting a little cloudy, then clearing to hot sun...we now have a total fire ban in Whanganui and South Taranaki.
We may have rain o Thursday depending on the track of the category 3 tropical hurricane OMA, presently over Vanuatu... we are keeping an eye on its tracks.

Meanwhile our longer weekend rides with a group start on the other side of the river, 15 minutes ride away..a good warm up! They are on the road by 7am, and when we finish in a cafe for breakfast at 9am we have missed the heavy traffic and the sun is just getting really hot...and you have the rest of the day left!!  Some of them are working so it fits in with everyone.
We are enjoying living at the Hikurangi Stayplace..we lend a hand when needed as it's basically a one man band with his new partner and two cleaners five mornings a week, two hours each day.
There are some nights, when events are on in the River City when here are 70 people staying!!  That includes the dozen or so longer stayers.
It's a hard life for them but provides a marvellous relaxed stayplace for the customers at a very reasonable cost.
All being well we know where we'll stay in two year's time!
We'll have other friends to return to as well, both old and new.
We have extended our stay another week into March..but then we'll be heading North, sad to leave friends but looking forward to seeing others.

1 comment:

Barbara Rogers said...

It's been so nice to hear of the heat and sun while we shiver through cold wet months. Have safe travels.