Our Kiwi Christmas was a very laid back affair. Here we are, camping at Carterton in sunny Wairarapa. This area is well known for hot summer weather, and yesterday was especially hot, in a sultry sticky kind of way. Our biggest problem was trying to keep cool, and we seemed to spend all day eating.
We spent all day outside under the gazebo. Breakfast was croissants packed with ham and cheese, served toasty warm from the oven, yummy. Then we made a few cell phone calls to family members scattered around the country who were having their own Christmas Day celebrations.
Robin did an excellent job at the BBQ as he kept patiently turning our chicken roll-ups over and over to ensure they were cooked to perfection. And of course, they were. Served with cool salads, they were delicious. With a chilled boysenberry trifle for dessert, and a glass of bubbly, our Christmas Lunch was a campers delight.
Robin cooking our chicken-roll-ups
Dot was cooking roast chicken, roast vegetables and chicken roll-ups as well in her electric fry pan, and it smelt delicious. Doing the cooking outside ensures that the cooking smells do not get into the caravan furnishings.
Roast chicken dinner
Father Christmas called and left us a few goodies to open up on Christmas morning. Including lots of chocolates, home made fudge, boxes of biscuits and nuts – we don’t really need fattening up, do we?
A Christmas read for her and him 
What Kiwi bloke doesn’t love Tui beer?
We have to admit that the heat got a bit too much and we succumbed to the traditional of a Christmas afternoon nap for an hour, waking up much refreshed. Then it was out again under the shade, staying outside till well after the sun was down, enjoying the much cooler evening temperatures. The Wairarapa temperatures reached well over 30 degrees, we reckon.
Merry Christmas to readers, followers and fellow blog writers where ever you may be. May 2013 be good to us all.
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