So, this morning an important task lay ahead…firstly some background info! As you may know Nicola’s little sister Tracy is joining us on 5th August for an exciting 3 weeks travelling north from Christchurch, the plans are already in place and it is set to be an AMAZING journey!! But, the pressure was on as she had sent a request to get our hands on some All Blacks tickets for a match in Christchurch on 7th August against Australia…a match that is set to be a big affair between these two bitter rivals! Our alarm was on and we were up and online ready for release, and thanks to Ben’s nimble fingers we are now the proud owner of 3 tickets…better start practising the Haka Tracy!!!
So, after the early start we drove to Lake Mangamahoe just outside the city in hope of finding the promised ‘picture postcard’ view of Mount Taranaki. We set off on the grade medium/hard lake circuit walk and started our journey on a very hilly route through native forests.
At the half way point around we stopped at the lookout, looking back over the lake waiting for the dormant volcano’s snowy peak to come into view, but sadly all we saw in it’s place was a rainbow.
When we finished the circuit walk we drove to Pukekura Park, and after having lunch we took a stroll around the large city park, where we treated ourselves to an ice-cream and stopped to look at Poet’s Bridge.
Next stop was Brooklands Zoo, which stood in the grounds of the park, and was free!! It was very impressive for a free zoo, with a varied selection of animals…our favourite being the three lazy pigs, and the colourful birds in the free flight aviary.
That afternoon we went and watched ‘The A-Team’ at the local cinema.
Parting word goes to Josie…we found another impressive toilet (at the zoo) and thought you would like to see….hee hee!
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