So after all the work...today we made it...on the road and off in the Honda Odyssey. Ony one trip back home to pick up forgotten treasures, last contract signed, only minor tears and not a tantrum in sight, we made it on the road.
Stopped in Pirongia for a leg stretch and fround a very cool art/jewellery shop, defineitely worth a look. Moved on into Waitomo to the coolest accomodation, Woodlyn Park. I am currently lying on my bed with a view over treetops and a chandelier above my head. In a hotel? In a motel? Well yes a motel but not like any I have seen before. We are in a ship that is on land, adjacent toa plane motel and Hobbit motel, all a part of the unique experience that is Woodlyn Park. Very cool. Tomorrow we are going to watch a show that I believe includes a pig on a motorbike and a hypnotised sheep...watch this space.
The adventure stuff started today, yes with Black Water Rafting but before I tell you about that...one of us had more adventure then we expected in the first day. Ethan managed to have one bleeding nose (thanks to accidental contact with Mika's fist), one foot squashed (not much) in the car door, one bump on his head from making contact with the piping inside our ship motel, and one scratch on his fac (yep Mika again in an accident) while on the black rapids. He is to be confined to cotton wool for the remainder of the trip.
Matthew, Mika and Ethan went with The Legendary Blackwater Rafting Company on their Labyrinth trip. Had to be 12 to go so Ruby and I entertained ourselves with a dip in the river and an early trip to Huhu Cafe. Seems nice, though not many people when we were there at 4.30. We met Andy and Abby who own the place and we will catch up properly tomorrow. More restauranty (technical term) than cafe like and that may their point of difference...we shall see.
The rafting boys had a ball. The worst part was puttin on the wetsuits, and gettin them off at the end made for enertaining viewing. The best part was floating down a lone tunnel in a line with the lights out and the glow worms doing their thin. Ability to tell up from down and direction was lost in the reflections in the water and the undetground cool was a relief from what turned out to be a sweltering day. So all in all a good first day, although it's a bit strange being all together on the road for the first time.
This has been months in the making and I would have thought that now that we have made it we would be relieved and in some senses I am. But when you begin to get everything you want it is slightly terrifying. Who would have thought.
By the way, and I am nearly done, I did look fabulous in the black and white rose dress provided by The Moa Store in Grey Lynn. Felt pretty, cool and not at all dressed in the manor to which I am accustomed. Long may it last!
Night Night
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