Wet Weekend Rally at Carterton

Arriving a day early on Thursday at the caravan club rally at Carterton eased us nicely into the weekend.  Just a pity about the weather, low temperatures, rain and wind.  Our caravan buddies arrived on Friday and the rain hardly let up, with reasonably strong winds to make their journeys a little more unpleasant.  We were so pleased we traveled the previous day.  Nine caravans arrived for the weekend, including three prospective new members.

Yes, it’s still raining outside

We had the use of the large dining room at the camp, which we made good use of, meeting for morning tea, 4zees, and in the evenings.  Even with the heaters on,  most of us kept our jackets on for a little extra warmth.

All rugged up in the dining room

It was a fairly laid back rally, with time to do our own thing, go visiting, or whatever else we wanted to do.  A couple of quizzes tested our brain cells and the highlight of the weekend for the rugby supporters was the Super Rugby 2019 Final between the Crusaders (NZ) and Jaguares (Argentina).  The camp manager came and set up the TV for Sky Sports so all the rugby enthusiasts were happy.  And even more happy when New Zealand won 19-3.

After all that bad weather we could have predicted that Sunday would dawn clear and sunny – how often does this happen when it’s time to go back home?  The camp had that “freshly washed” look about it in the winter sunshine.

Hooking up the van we left for home after morning tea on Sunday, fare welling our caravan club buddies, and headed on our way.  What’s that?  Looks like a little snow on the Wairarapa side of the Taraurua Ranges.

Retracing our journey, we headed back through Eketahuna, which calls itself Kiwi Country.  Probably because this little town is not too far from Pukaha National Wildlife Centre, which has bred some rare white kiwis.

After a two hour journey we arrive home, just as more rain sets in, so we quickly unpacked in the rain.  Can’t complain, it is winter after all.