2-3 weeks have passed by without writing any blog as we have, once again, been back close to home where life almost returns to normal. After spending 2 nights at the very large, tiered, NZMCA site at Ngongataha we drove onto Whakatane for my long awaited dentist appointment and, as a result, I'm now able to smile a little wider without seeing 2 broken teeth - just the gaps behind now!
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| Always a beautiful smile! |
We had a night at the McAlister St carpark and then had a week at Sandra & Matts in Mount Maunganui, keeping their boys company, while they had a well-deserved holiday in Fiji. Another chance to catch up with other family and friends and play some golf, firstly at Omokoroa with my friend Pixie and her friend, Celia, winning 3 bottles of beer each in the haggle. Then, before leaving the Mount, we had a game at our old course of Omanu before heading back to Whakatane.
We spent a night at the Montrose POP which is a lovely quiet spot in an orchard at Rangiuru, then a night by the harbour at Ohope reserve after playing golf over the road at the Ohope Course. Len tried his hand at fishing down by the estuary inlet but we'll blame the old bait this time for the lack of success! Bill & Annette's lovely quiet country POP by the Whakatane airport and golf course, where we have stayed before, was our destination after fishing as the next morning I was flying out to Bangkok for 12 days to look after my 2 granddaughters while my daughter in law went to a conference in America. I'm leaving Len in safe hands while he plays golf and hopefully fills the freezer with fish!
We arrived at the POP just in time to be invited in to Annette & Bills for a fish dinner as Bill had been out in his boat with another couple of motorhomers from Tauranga and they had had an excellent catch. The crumbed fresh kahawai was delicious and luckily we could contribute with potatoes and salads. They are such an amazing, hospitable couple.
Now Bangkok here I come - - - - -
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