Monday 13 February 2023

Travelling paused for the storm




 This is our friend's kitchen in Hamilton...I am so envious!! A proper larder cupboard even in a small house, shallower wall cupboards so that things don't get hidden and enough of them...and decent drawers under the bench, meaning that you aren't scrabbling for things on the shelf at the back!!


We had coffee together before we left her, in a garden centre café...





And in other news...we saw another train!!!!



And then moved on to our potter friend outside Hamilton..where Pirate was welcomed...


We have been invited to stay longer than the two days planned, to stay safe while Cyclone Gabrielle goes by. 

We definitely won't be able to go north, and possibly not east either. The way back to Whanganui will probably be the Desert Road, SH 1, or even via New Plymouth....40 minutes longer than the former, so nearly six hours driving plus stops. 

It will be good to go by a different route, to refresh our memories of those places once more..always just in case it is the last time. Although we are hoping and planning for two year's time!!

4 comments:

Susan Heather said...

Goof that you can stay there longer if needed. Stay safe and dry

Barbara Rogers said...

Stay safe y'all. I'll be watching the weather!

smartcat said...

((o))

kjsutcliffe said...

Take care and stay safe in such a lovely home :)

Years ago, when we explored NZ, on our way to Christchurch we drove through the tail end of a cyclone, hell it was scary driving in the van we'd hired!😨