back to back trips

I felt guilty going away and leaving the boys at home, so a day after I got back home from Adelaide, we jumped into the car for a road trip to Rotorua. Man, the TRAFFIC both ways. What should have been a 2.5 hour trip, turned into 3-4.5 hour drives... ugh. I know it's the school hols and such, but sheesh.


The boys call it Roto-ruined now anyway, mainly due to a massive accommodation bungle on the motel's part, which left us in a dump of a place (that the original place moved us to after many, many, many phone calls trying to find a place) , of which we abandoned and got the last, the very last, hotel room in all of town (for a whopping price too, but when teenage boys won't touch the kitchenware nor get into the shower due to the utter filth, we just walked out! I could not even be bothered complaining... ).


Rotorua was packed - I've never seen it so busy! We tried to go luging/up the gondolas three times, but after circling the carpark and seeing queues out the door all 3 times, we left.


But we did go to one of the most stunning volcanic/thermal valleys this morning at Waimangu. It was not the best weather, but we did the 1.5 hour self-touring walk. Incredible, amazing, just stunning. Lots of pics.... This country is just amazing.

20th wedding anniversary

I don't think I posted pics of our 20th wedding anniversary on June 1. We had a lovely evening out at Peter Gordon's Sugar Club. The degustation menu and service was incredible.

I giggle at our wedding photos 20 years ago - the eyebrows and the glasses.

I married the best guy 20 years ago! I am so lucky to have him and would not have a clue what to do without him! Here's to the next 20 years.

I adore the telegram sent to me by a dear friend too - we met April a few days before our wedding - she is one of my long term penfriends and we invited her to our wedding! April now lives here in New Zealand - time we caught up again!