Achievement

Big event of the day - I got a cup for achievement at the YMCA and all sorts of nice things said ab out me when it was presented. Well I have been going faithfully for nearly three years it seems. We had the AGM after the session today then a shared lunch after a talk by someone from the Arthritis Society. Things could be worse having that condition. Celebrating with a glass of beer - can't find any tonic to go with the gin and the wine is not chilled.

Big event of the week is that we have booked a trip for next month. First we will go to Perth for my goddaughter's baby's christening. It just seems the other day when she was baptized herself but it is over 30 years ago. After a week in Perth and a night in Singapore we will wing our way to Barcelona to pick up a cruise to Nice, on to Italian ports with trips to Florence, Rome round the boot to Dubrovnik, Venice, Split and back to Salerno and home to Barcelona.

From there we will have a couple of weeks in Germany - D wants to go to Berlin and then I wouldn't mind seeing more of the former East Germany.

We have had a wonderful Indian summer with more sunny days to come. Had a couple of days over at Waiheke mid-week and will switch to Orewa tomorrow for the same r and r.

Happy Easter

Spent Good Friday at home , taking in the Good Friday ceremony at Ponsonby Church. Off to Orewa on Saturday.

Round Kaitaia

Pictures taken at the Fire Engine Museum near Kaitaia, Wairere Boulders out in the country where we did a long long walk looking at these huge boulders, a scene from the Gumdiggers Village and the top picture a nice shiny car at a spic and span private museum out of Kaitaia.

Kaikohe Village Museum

Hokianga Trip

This was the view as we came over the hill from driving through the Waipoua Forest on a recent trip with the Historical Society. Spent the night at the Opononi Hotel just across the road from the wharf.