yay for the weekend!

Living somewhere where I have yet to make adult friends makes me appreciate the time I do get to talk to Peter in the evenings and on the weekend. It is also nice to do things together on the weekend such as going bushwalking like we did today.
We went to Bridal Veil Falls, which is a nice 5min walk to the top of the falls then another 5min down a few flights of steps to the bottom of the falls. With the above average rainfall over the last few months there was plenty of water falling over. Ben got a bit freaked out at the top as it was a big drop down, and also was making comments about it being really noisy and the water going up into the air (ie. the spray). Joanna seemed to enjoy it (her 1st family bush walk) and it was a nice short walk to ease Peter (and especially me) back into carrying heavy packs with us (we have bought a 2nd Macpac Child carrier backpack [a 'Possum' for those interested], so we can carry a kid each). I'm a bit out of fitness too as I haven't been to a gym for over a month now (although I did go and check some out yesterday).

The weather forecast was for morning cloud and then sunny, but the reality turned out to be showery and windy (we are quickly learning that the weather forecast can change numerous times in a 24hr period - they really can't predict what is going to happen with any degree of certainty as the weather is so volatile). Our next planned outing is going to Hawke's Bay for the Labour Day long weekend (in a fortnights time).