My lovely Mum passed away a few weeks ago at the ripe old age of 88; I missed seeing her by a handful of days and then had a weather-disrupted trip to New Plymouth in order to give her a good send-off. Big bouquets to the staff of Stewart Island Flights and Air New Zealand who rearranged flights with compassion and efficiency.
A small change to my blog; I've intercepted some malware so have now disabled comments completely. It's a shame as your legitimate comments are much valued and encourage me to continue. I've just upgraded to wireless broadband so now have enough data to update Windows AND have some left over for blogging!
While I was in New Plymouth I spent a lovely sunny afternoon in Brooklands and Pukekura Park...
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| Bowl of Brooklands stage |
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| Michael Smither's sculpture 'Aotearoa' in the lily pond |
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| Pukekura Park water wheel |
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| Kauri walk Brooklands Park |
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| Pukekura Park Fountain Lake |
News of another storm moving up the country looked as though it could disrupt my return travel. The morning of my flight to Christchurch dawned sunny and clear but then dark clouds gathered...
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| Early morning with the front moving in |
My flight was at 11am and although it was delayed by 10 minutes we flew over the storm front and landed in Christchurch after it had gone through - now that's one way to avoid bad weather!
