Lovely brekkie served up by Theo ( wife Anna away tramping, as the Kiwis like to call bushwalking ).
Head off at 10.30 for fairly long drive north to Motueka at the southern end of the Abel Tasman Nat Park.Weather improves as we travel further north although the sandflies are a real pest whenever we stop for a short break.
Pies for lunch at a small cafe in Murchison which are surprisingly tasty in spite of their suspiciously yellow pastry. Arrive in Motueka about 3.00 and first up take walk along estuary before stocking up on provisions for next couple of days.
Thai take-away for dinner which we eat back at the Equestrian Motel, excellently run by a Alan and Lisa, a couple from the east Midlands in the UK.
G cranky re. inability to send email to Belinda on our travel plans for next year. Problem solved by my sending an SMS. Sometimes long for the days of carrier pigeons or smoke signals.
I stay awake late to see Robert Rock ( from Rugeley, my birthplace ) keep Tiger Woods and Rory McIroy at bay to win the tournament in Abu Dhabi.Aus Open not on TV at motel ( budget does not stretch to Skysports 3 ).Go to sleep with the score at 5-7,6-4,6-2,6-6 in favour of Djokovic v Nadal. Little did I know that the drama had only just started!
The Obese Ferret.
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