Meola Reef

What with illness, a party, a march, bad weather and dentistry we've spent quite a few weekends in Auckland over the last two months. We took a short walk along Meola reef at the weekend. It's a long lava flow from Three Kings Volcano. Good views of kite surfing in Auckland Harbour.


Felicity and Peter enjoyed an Art Course after Easter - here are a few of their pictures.


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Catherine

MOTAT

MOTAT is a musuem of technology - full of old fire engines, police cars, steam engines, buses, rockets and aircraft. We've had a lot of fun checking out their exhibits and testing their assault course. It's only about 10 minutes away from us, so we've been there quite frequently.


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Catherine

Photos from a trip to Waimangu Thermal Valley near Rotorua

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Catherine

Home Thoughts from Abroad

In April, or by now in May I'm starting to think, with anticipation, of returning home. The view from the bedroom window, a non-concave bed, even a bath (our present accommodation has only a shower), catching up with friends and central heating.

The chaffinch might be singing in the orchard in England, but the trees I am going to miss are the feijoas. These bear small, dark green and perfumed tropical fruit. Adam and I are addicted to their rather sharp white flesh. As they grow on a tree in the verge outside our neighbour's house, every time we fancy a snack we can nip out, shake the tree, pick up the five or six which fall and scoff them.

Catherine.