Saturday 17th January- Lots to do

We are meeting Chris and Jan in Kerikeri at the Marsden Winery for lunch today which should be nice. However we needed to change some Travellers Cheques as the exchange rate with Sterling has improved a little. So we visited the Post office in Kerikeri and got a reasonable rate, we will need to cash some more soon but hedging our bets for the moment. Kerikeri seemed very quiet today and although the shops close at about one pm it was pretty quiet at midday when we were there, a sign of the times we think.

Lunch in the Marsden Winery was very nice indeed and together with friends of Chris and Jan we spent an enjoyable couple of hours out in the garden restaurant. The ducks here seem very friendly, or more likely after food, as they wandered around the restaurant occasionally being chased away by the staff. Even the house Alsatian dog seemed completely bored with them.

The food and wine were excellent and so was the company. What could be a better way of spending a Saturday lunch in a nice outside restaurant with sun beaming down sipping at a glass of wine?

In the evening we had been invited over to Robin and Lorraine for dinner together with another couple and we had a great evening and got home around midnight. I am afraid Noel rabbitted on quite about English Politicians and what poor knowledge they have and that most of them go in to politics as they could not hold down a real job in industry. “Bla bla bla”

Still it was a most enjoyable day.