Took Friday off to go on a bus trip first to Woodbridge Gardens, out of Coatsville. These gardens are on 10 acres of rolling countryside and feature, at this time of the year, beautiful prunus blossom, bluebells and daffodils. We spent about an hour and a half there walking round the gardens and being told all about their establishment by the owner, Christine Peek and her husband. Their gardens have recently been declared one of national significance and are well worth a visit, especially as they have plants for sale at about $4 -$5 each. I was pipped at the post at getting the one and only prunus, so got a deep blue lupin instead which we have planted up at Orewa - yet to flower of course.
From there we drove to Kumeu where we had lunch at the Old Railway Carriage cafe which was very nice. The old carriage with its red seats reminded me of the times we went from Dunedin to Christchurch and back to visit our grandparents. Then it was on to Matua Wines to taste their wares. Bought a nice bottle of rose, and other goodies from their shop such as a bag of walnuts which I will add to my next lot of baking. I feel an excuse coming on unfortunately!
After that little interlude many of us were feeling rather dozy when we got to our last venue - the North Shore Aero Club - at Dairy Flat. Here there were many small planes, most functional, some being restored, even a Russian plane which they had acquired in Lithuania. Not being very up on these things have forgotten most of the details about the planes. but will add them when I reread the brochure, which I have left in Orewa.
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