Friday 14th- And the sun has arrived at last

The sun arrived, which is quite strange as the weather forecast was for rain. Just like UK.

We went on a drive down to Taupo Bay. Once you leave the main high road and wend your way through the hills and dales to the coast it is a very nice drive. Taupo is a small town with perhaps about 40 or 50 mainly weekend and/or summer retreats on a nice safe beach of about one mile long. We walked along the beach and then back though the back street, ha, and most of the houses were unoccupied. There are many places for sale here and similar problems with regard to falling house prices and no mortgage. The newspapers and TV are comparing Oz and NZ to the Western world and sharing with us that OZ and NZ are currently faring much better than UK and other places in Europe.

We took a few photos of the area, which we hope to upload soon it’s certainly a nice place to live a quiet life.

Back in Cooper’s Beach we went to the fishman and got some Terakihi, smoked salmon pieces and scallops.

The butchers are a short way away and so a visit there for our Sunday roast lunch and then back home.

At about 6pm, the young lad, Dillon, from next door popped round to see if Noel wanted to go fishing from the headland. Well he spent almost two hours trying to tempt the fish with squid bait all to no avail. He caught a 12 inch stick from a tree but decided to throw it back as it was not long enough. When fishing here you must measure the catch to ensure it’s not too small and thus keep the wheels turning or the fish growing, whichever is the correct statement.

An evening of TV was called for on the UK TV channel and we watched New Tricks and Taggart all old BBC productions. You can also watch Coronation Street and East Enders if you wish, which we don’t.

Knowing our luck the sun will not be around tomorrow, let’s see what happens.