KiwiCat's updates

Today’s trip went well.

For a start it was supposed to be raining but while it was misty and damp, it wasn’t actually raining.

Then as I was packing the car, I saw a kereru/native wood pigeon in the neighbour’s tree over our driveway. I tried hard to get a picture without chasing it away. You’ll have to zoom in.

The road was wet and misty but traffic was light. I’d left very early both for the weather conditions and for the roadworks on Pumpkin Hill before Tairua, and ended up arriving a full hour early. Which proved fortuitous as I was taken in early and was on my way out of town before my scheduled appointment.

By the time I left it was turning into a nice day in Thames. Still misty over the hills and dreary and wet between Hikuai and Tairua, but from there it was brighter. Here’s the view from the roadworks queue on Pumpkin Hill, showing sreaks of blue in the cloud cover.

It was beautiful between Coroglen and Whenuakite but then started clouding over again in Whitianga. There were more roadworks just coming into town, so I took another snap then

It’s rained a little since I got home, but I’m home and it’s warm and the trip is done. Yay.

No word yet on the next appointment but at least the scan is done.