More Turangi - Day 6

Fathers Day - Sunday Spetember 2nd.

We decided last night that today we would go for a bit of a tourist tiki tour as we may not be back here again. We left the house at 1000am and took a lovely drive down to Waiouru via the Desert Road with the might amazing Mount Ruapehu, it was very overcast and drizzly and the cloud was very low, we thought well we wont get to see the mighty mountains and it certainly looked that way the closer we got to Waiouru. However as luck would have it the cloud slowly started to lift we took some photos from the Desert Road side of the mountain jsut incase we didn't get anymore. We drove onto Waiouru and Brian wanted to go on down to his old navy haunt Irirangi, the old building is still there however it is no longer a radio communications building, it now is some kind of stock feed place. We took some nice photos of some sheep and the mountains and then headed back via Waiouru and onto Ohakune via the National Park. Ohuakune is now thriving winter ski resort, we stopped here for a coffee and comfort stop and took some photos. Driving on we were amazed at the greeness of the countryside and the beautiful snow capped mountains. We continued onto the Chateau at Mount Tongariro, the scenery was just amazing clear clear blue sky we could not get it any better. Another coffee to be had at the Chateau and some photos for remembrance. It was so clear we could easily see the chair lifts up on the mountain. We drove back to Turangi via the scenic route, and booked to go out for dinner for Father's Day - Happy Father's Day Brian and my (wonderful darling Dad Angus Small - RIP). Brian and I went out for dinner at the "Lakehouse Restaurant at the head of Lake Taupo , past the Tokanau thermal pools - no hot pools tonight though. The food service and presentation was superb we would definately go back there again if we ever are back that way. We arrived back home as full as a tick.

Still Turangi - Day 5

Saturday September 1st:

We had a nice sleep in today which was just lovely as it was really chilly and foggy - however NO frost. Had breakfast and watched a bit of TV. Brian decided to go down to the river while I did the chores, I actually cleaned the slider door windows as the folk before us must have had kids and there were hand marks all over them and it was driving me made having to look at the mess. I decided to write some postcards to the grandkids and a couple of others to work LEP and Fort Knox Storage. Brian rang to she he would be back in about an hour. We did nothing today just stayed around the house and in the arvo went out and did a bit of shopping and later in the day to the hot pools for a soak - simply heaven.

Turangi - Day 4

Friday August 31st.

After a good nights sleep we woke to NO frost yippee.I went down to the river with Brian this morning and took some great photos. We came home and made a cuppa got showered and changed and decided to drive through to Taupo. We needed to go to Telecom as there was a problem with our NZ mobile - we were advised their system had changed and that - that model would no longer work!!!!!! good on ya Telelcom.We had a lovely lunch and coffee and then went for a walk through the main CBD of Taupo and took some photos. We then decided to head on and have a look at the mighty "Huka Falls" the power of the was is just amazing. We frove back to Turangi it was lovely and sunny however the wind was very chilly. Arriving back to the house we made a cuppa and spent the remainder of the day inside out of the chilly wind. See my coffee that the barrista did for me - how cool is that - good onya NZ

Turangi day 3

Thursday 30th August 2012:

We had a dreadful night sleep, both wide awake at 0300am, so got up and made a cuppa and went back to bed, I read for a while and finally must have fallen asleep and woke with Brian waking me to say he was off fishing, I got up to see him off and re locked the door and went back to bed until 0900am. Got up and showered, did washing, made the bed and had breakfast, before arranging my digital scrapbooking folders. Brian rang to say he had landed 1 fish a Jack and let it go again and lost another (typical fisherman's story hehehe) he said he will ring when he is on the way back - should be around lunchtime. We lazed around this arvo and then went back to the hot pools for a soak before tea. It can get very busy and crowded later in the day and early evenings due to the skiers coming off the mountain.

Below photo's are of the most beautiful daffodils that were being grown and cultivated in a property next door to the Police Holiday Home where we were staying - I have never ever seen a pure white one until this very day - they were stunning and a wonderful sight.