First job this morning was to sort my debit card....off to the bank and I found a very helpful...and senior I think...worker in the bank. We worked out that one problem is that non NZ cards don't do Paywave (love that...better than Contactless!) and even though it is a debit card I have to press Credit, even though it is a debit card! Relief!!
Then down to Mud Ducks for coffee to celebrate!
I was intending to go back and go for a ride...but a message from a friend changed that!
So I waited to be collected by her husband in their car
And spot things whilst waiting!
It was a great get-together and catch up, and gardening talk and lunch....and a lift back to the Stayplace with fresh fruit and veges from their garden plus preserves!
The roads were too busy for a ride, so a good walk around the block...which took an hour with camera stops!! And was definitely hill work!!
It looks like you're in a lovely area and as it's somewhere you and Pirate knew, I hope reliving happy memories.
ReplyDeleteInviting!
ReplyDeleteMore marvelous photos! And that's the fanciest water tower I've ever seen.
ReplyDelete...thanks for showing me around!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a lovely 'walk'. I always enjoy your eye for detail. So glad the card got sorted painlessly!
ReplyDeleteA full day. You are making my feet itch and want to revisit NZ again!
ReplyDeleteLovely post and what on earth is Ouchie Powder and why is it on a van?!?! I am intrigued 😁
ReplyDeleteOuchie powder is to deal with Ouchies ..bumps and grazed ♥️
DeleteSuch a great walk! Do you know what that wooden construction was with the class circles on the sides? I loved the water tower design too. Your walk was so pretty and definitely hilly!
ReplyDeleteIt is a fence. Just glass insulators, but wood and glass are apt materials , especially with the Glassworks in Whanganui
DeleteMore great photos. I think the only plant I recognize is the morning glory. I like it that you photograph and visit the less touristy things. Like those gates---beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow and wow. (Pictures)
ReplyDeleteSurprised you haven't previously encountered that debit card thing. Most retailers know that 'press the other buttons trick for foreign cards. Kiwis don't seem to understand the concept of a different card for each account.
Little libraries seem popular here. I saw one outside the WINZ office in Ashburton.
It's two years since I've been here...and I've never had to use a debit card for purchases before! Plus the young girl serving had had no training and expected customers to know!
DeleteThese are really interesting photos -- even though I don't know what most of them are! Now I'm intrigued!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I spy a banana passionfruit. They are considered a noxious weed up here but are delicious.
ReplyDeleteThey do smother everything..but yes, delicious!
DeleteWell, it's a good thing you didn't ride as you would not have got all these images.
ReplyDeleteOh my, what memories you're storing.
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