Karen: Considering we are really into Autumn here the weather has been lovely for the easter break. Ian and I hired a "cottage" in a place called Greytown where we stayed with a couple of Ians friends who were on the New Zealand leg of their round the world trip. Greytown is certainly not grey - its more like a village in the south of France with its wineries, delis, fancy shops and even a french baker. It is on the edge of the Tararua mountain range which provided a nice walk across the gorge on a rope bridge and up into the forested mountains. Im happy that such a nice area is only an hour or so away from Wellington. We also went to the beach at Castlepoint on Friday which has an imposing lighthouse and surfer beach where Ian went for a run along the beach then splashed around in the sea while Karen was really lazy and read her book. Walked the Martinborough wineries too and were completely amateur tasters though did enjoy sitting in the sun with a nice lunch. To top the weekend off Ian and I had a picnic at Rivendell on the way back (no gollum!) which is really a pretty bend in a river in a forest park. (must go back there for some proper walking someday....).
Other than our Easter weekend adventure Ian is looking for a football team to join and Karen is looking for work (got a second interview this week). Meeting up with friend Jo from church in Scotland tomorrow as she is on a New Zealand holiday - so that will be fun!
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