The falling rain and sodden grounds didn’t dampen our weekend rally one little bit. There was a roomy kitchen area available, and we certainly made good use if it over the weekend. Sadly, this time around, the weather was not fine enough to sit outside. Most of us wandered up to the local shopping area in the rain on Saturday morning to spend a few dollars and help the local economy. Greytown is one of those “trendy” shopping towns, and attracts a lot of weekend shoppers. We like to visit the local independent butcher when we are camping here, who produces a great range of tasty gourmet sausages, black puddings and salamis. I couldn’t help myself and bought up large, enough for several extra tasty meals. Just up the street from the butcher, we noticed a rather unusual car for sale on the back of a truck. Anyone looking for a racing car?
For sale in Greytown
Everyone joined in with the “brain teasers” on Saturday night, although we noticed that some brains worked better than others. The judges decision was loudly challenged at times when the answers were given, but it was all good fun. Although we sometimes have to wonder at the thought processes of some of our members. The ladies put their baking skills to the test and brought along a plate of their favourite home made slice for a shared supper.
President Derek had a pleasant duty to perform on Sunday morning when he welcomed new members Barry and Dianne into our club. They had attended the obligatory three rallies with our club members and we didn’t scare them off, so that was good. We hope they enjoy many happy years caravanning with our club.
Derek welcoming Barry and Dianne into our club
After an early lunch, we all packed off and headed for home. The rain was still falling as we sloshed around in the wet and soggy grass doing those jobs which must be completed, hooking up the van, winding up the legs, then it was “goodbye all”, and off we went. Our journey took us north through Carterton and Masterton, and up and over the Pahiatua Track. Just as well Robin was concentrating hard on his driving over this narrow, windy part of the journey, as a large number of big bulky milk tankers came barrelling towards us, on the way from Fonterra’s Pahiatua site. Every morning, New Zealand farmer shareholders milk their cows, the milk is stored in refrigerated vats on the farms and collected daily by the large tankers. Fonterra’s Pahiatua site processes 1.4 million litres of milk each day from farms across Northern Hawkes Bay to Southern Wairarapa and Wellington, turning it into 55,000 tonnes of whole milk powder each year. We think we must have met most of those large tankers on our way home.
We met plenty of these on the road
The rain clouds followed us home all the way, and we dodged showers as we unpacked the caravan. In came the food, the clothes, the big bag of laundry that needs dealing with. Another rally weekend over, but no matter the weather, it is always great to get away.
Dark clouds on the drive home
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