Had the nicest time at Riversong but have to say that between the rooster and the sandflies it was an early morning start. The kids wouldn't eat the free range eggs as they were tinged a little green in the shell. Insides all good but not what they were used to. Mika and I had a nice early morning walk through the town of Murchison and checked out the cafes and the horses.
On the road and we went to the Red Barn Animal Park cafe. It was pretty hot and again those sandflies were keen on making friends. We had a great coffee made by Natasha the owner and another by her best barista. The kids checked out the animals and Ruby was convinced that she had seen a moose, I believe it was a well adorned deer. They have great plans for the location which include sprucing up the area around the waterhole so visitors can use that too. On hearing the word waterhole the family grabbed bathers and with permission went to what is becoming our favourite interlude. Swimming in the rivers is a little chilly at times but beautiful and we are learning to change in record time while keeping our dignity in the open air.
We had been looking forward to catching up with my brother Pete and family, especially the newest member Flynn. So after arriving at the Motueka Top 10 and settling in in our very nice motel unit we gave them a call. Kids had a swim and we began the great washing mission. Whanau rescued us from domestic drudgery and we headed back to theirs for a bbq. Really lovely to spend time together as because we live on different islands it doesn't happen often. I really miss spending time with my big brother and family.
After too short a time and the kids all falling in love with Flynn, it was back to Motueka for the night.
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