We had almost two weeks away in February and managed to fit in time in Taupo and Napier, as well as a full week at a holiday house in Gisborne. The girls both coped well with long drives and enjoyed beaches, hot pools, seeing family and friends and, of course, ice creams. Highlights included a ride on a steam train, the Morere Hot Springs, Jamie, Finn and Rose's trampoline and having the whole of De Brett's to ourselves for several hours!
Building sandcastles on the beach just minutes walk from our Gisborne HQ. (Young Nick's Head in the background).
Iris overcame her swing phobia while we were away and now we can't keep her off them! Phoebe's always been a swing fiend so now we push them in tandem.
Iris' first attempt at photography, taken down on the wharf. Not too bad, we thought.
We went for a lovely meal on the 17th Feb (our wedding anniversary - 12th!). This photo was taken at around 7pm - the sun lingered for much longer, making for a fantastic evening topped off with an ice cream on the beach for dessert.
Iris was very taken with the mosaic seat outside the Gisborne museum. It's full of quirky little touches and warranted very close inspection.
Iris and Phoebe were beside themselves with excitement when we headed out for a walk and stumbled on a steam train. Even more excitement ensued when we discovered we were just in time for a ride. The train is staffed by volunteers and makes trips on Sunday mornings from Gisborne to Muriwai, a round trip of a couple of hours including a stop for morning tea at Muriwai.
Iris and Phoebe were beside themselves with excitement when we headed out for a walk and stumbled on a steam train. Even more excitement ensued when we discovered we were just in time for a ride. The train is staffed by volunteers and makes trips on Sunday mornings from Gisborne to Muriwai, a round trip of a couple of hours including a stop for morning tea at Muriwai.
We had some busy days so this was a common sight in the back of our car each afternoon when we headed back to base. This one was taken on the way back from our Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay expedition.
Iris on postcard duty.
Giles under a pile of kids on the trampoline that Iris is still talking about.
Phoebe, the acrobat, was happy to entertain herself on the rail from the front door when the bigger kids monopolised the tramp.Last stop before we finally made it home to the Bay was the Brown Sugar Cafe in Taihape, where the girls enjoyed special "lunch bags" which came with "coffee" (aka fluffed up milk!). For those of you with young kids, if you're passing through Taihape, the lunch bags were a great idea - vegemite sandwiches, fruit, muesli bars and a little mini pack of chips plus the drink for $5.
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