ROAD TRIP!

 

Well as you all know, I'm heading off to Palmerston North today.  This time, I'm not leaving before the birds wake up.

I can take all day to get there, and I might do that.

I know I want to stop in Taupo and check out a shop there, it's very much like Spotlight.  Called Lincraft.  I might find some interesting (?) fabric there, who knows.

With any luck the weather will be nice and I'll get to see the mountain tops.  

ABOVE: Lily is at the age where she changes BY. THE. DAY.   I hope I don't miss too much being away.  😓😒

I'm probably going to leave around 7.30 - 8 am.  So, catch ya on the road.

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I left home at around 7.15 am.

Truly shocked at the amount of roadworks between Hamilton and Taupo!

Got here, then off for a walk. While the sun is out... there was a nice breeze, so I didn't feel too hot until about the last 500 meters.

Now I'm about to head off to Lincraft.  

ABOVE: Of course those photos loaded in reverse order! 🤣😅🤣

3 pm and I'm finally here. My arse is KILLING ME!  THAT CARS SEAT IS NOT COMFORTABLE for that length of time I tell ya.

So many roadworks..

ABOVE: between Taupo and Turangi... I had to sit and wait 17 minutes for the "GO"! Some of the truckies actually got out of their trucks to stretch their legs and have a walk around.

ABOVE: So here I am, getting licked to death by Dee Dee, Sandra's wee dog. I'm all sweaty...  she likes me saltiness 🤣😅🤣.

So now I'm just gunna relax till I meet up with Mike and Joyce for dinner.

Before I  forget... Lincraft had very little patchwork fabric. That surprised me. They did have HEAPS  of other craft type things though. I bought more basic black fabric as it was heavily reduced in price, a couple of bucks cheaper than Spotlights 'sales' price.

NO, I didn't see the mountain tops because it was raining all through the desert road.  But not cold at all.

Well dinner with the kids was really good. We went to the same Indian place we visited last time I was down here. 

I'm back at Sandra's now and won't be up late. Its been a long day. 

CATCH YA TOMORROW.