January 29, 2013

  • Monday 28th January

     

     

     

    I was up and through the shower before the rest of the household started rising.

    I sat and knitted with Phillipa in the sunshine and we talked for a while until I had to leave just before 10am.

    I was meeting Marah & Ella at the Kohatu Flat Rock Cafe at 10am.

    I sat outside on the front deck at the bar and ate my Lemon Drizzle cake with yoghurt and drank a hot chocholate and enjoyed the scenery.

    I got a message at 10:30am to say they were running a bit late so I headed back to Phillipa's for half an hour.

    They arrived about 40mins later.

    There were some last moment, goodbye photos before Breyon headed back to Westport.

    I love this photo pleased

     

    The day was getting hotter and hotter.

    By the time we finally arrived in Nelson we were sweltering.

    I picked up stuff from Eare that she had brought out from home for me.

    Then we zipped off to do a little bit of bulk shopping before finding Ella a backpackers.

    Got her settled in and then we headed to Starbucks for a much needed cold frappacino - the latest flavour, Cookie Crumble Mocha, went down very well for all three of us.

    We left Ella to wander and Marah & I zipped off to do some of the chores on my list.

    Met up again at 2:30pm at Hangar 58 cuz Nathan was there having lunch before he started work.

    We sat at the coolest table we could find and hung out for an hour.

    Here's me being a granny silly

    Back to normal - if that is such a word!

    Nathan sporting a black eye from an altercation with some random dude who took offense at him walking past whatevah

    Ella modelling the paua necklace and earstuds I gave her to remind her of NZ and us.

    Marah enjoying the deliciously cold frozen fruit smoothie that they do so well at there.

     

    Finally, at 3:30pm, Nathan had to start work and we had to leave.

    So we said our goodbyes.

    It was sad for Marah & Ella cuz she is heading back to Taiwan and doesn't know when she will be back.

    But, as we say, if you don't go you cannot come back!.

    Lovely to have met you Ella - come back soon heart

     

    Marah & I headed off to do some last minute things before grabbing some groceries.

    That was a mission cuz we were shopping for her and us and the catered party next weekend.

    We stacked everything in the Safari which was getting quite full - just as well we had no other passengers!

    Then we grabbed a pita from Pita Pit, and raced in to say goodby to Nathan.

    He sent us off with another frozen fruit smoothie to help cool us down.

    Although it was 7pm it was still very hot and muggy.

     

    We had a good trip home.

    Met up with Anson & Seb - they had zipped around to Elaine Bay for fuel so we let them past and hung back so we wouldn't be eating their dust.

    Marah & I unloaded the Safari and then after dropping Seb home Anson came and picked her up.

    We were all very glad to be back.

     

    I headed out to the spa around midnight.

    It was such a clear night with a very bright moon which lit up the bay.

    Blissful pleased