Today, we have been told with great authority, is the last day
of Autumn - and what a splendid day it is. We are spending the long Queen’s
Birthday weekend at the Palmerston North Motor Camp, camping under beautiful
large trees showing their autumn colouring.
At Palmerston North Motor Camp
The leaves keep falling down all
over the internal road and the grounds man keeps removing them. But he is
fighting a loosing battle – they are falling faster than he can sweep them up!
The weather is perfect for this time of year, cool mornings and evenings, with
warm sunny days, practically windless. That doesn’t often happen in Palmerston
North, a city which is well known for its wind.
Where to from here?
The rally family has kept us busy so far, doing this and that,
and we enjoyed a meal out last night at the Palmerston North Cossie Club. The
roast pork on the menu was a real winner, especially as it was offered as a Gold
Card special price. The courtesy van made a couple of trips to transport us all
from the motor camp down to the club and back again, with most of the blokes
staying on a little later to watch the rugby game on the large TV. So a good
night was had by all.
With the weather remaining so nice, several of us took a walk
through the park at the rear of the camp, walking through the native bush along
the railway lines.
Robin and Geoff enjoying the bush walk
The paddling pool was empty for winter and we were intrigued to
read the sign on the wall. I guess that living in an earthquake prone country, we have to be extra careful when the ground starts shaking!
Lots of young families were checking out the birds in the
aviaries. And we had a good look too, Robin was quite taken with this cheeky bird.
Who's a cheeky boy, then?
Bill, Val, and Jenny at the avaries
The adjacent rose garden wasn’t in full bloom, but there were
plenty of roses here and there to stop at and smell.
In the rose garden
2 comments:
It's a lovely campgrounds, isn't it? And the park is wonderful. My sister and her husband stayed there in their motorhome for a few months (over Xmas and well in to the New year) while Murray's company was on a Fonterra contract out of Longburn. If you like Thai food, there is a lovely place not far away - on the corner of Fergusson and one of the streets coming out from the square, I think.
The temperature in Waikanae is about the same as over here, Jenny, but we've got rain and wind ...
Enjoy, Mx
Thank you Marilyn. We love the grand majestic trees here (and we are pleased that it's not our job to deal with the never ending leaves on the ground). It certainly is a great time of year.
Keep on boating!
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