Travel Blog

It's Hump Day, Wednesday, down here in New Zealand. Midweek. Quiet. A day for a morning walk south along Ridge Rd., then down, down, down to the water on the west side. Skirt the Burton Wells Scenic Reserve via the sandstone/lava beach littered with small native oysters (does anyone eat them?), then up, up, up to the road again. Down, down, down through the bush on the east side to 'Tui Row', where the Tuis gurgle and chirp and cackle in their spring mating ritual, past the amazing, epiphyte-draped Pahutukawa tree, back up, up, up to Ridge Rd. and home again.

Prepare for our excursion to the Kauri Forest, planning an early get-away. All the food is ready. We simply need to get up, eat and go. One final quick sketch of the ridge on the other side of the valley, and it's time to have a drink with the neighbours (they're taking care of the cat while we're gone).

Tomorrow it's off to explore!

Triplet 2, a.k.a. The Three Kings