Our last few days were spent much like the first - on the beach, taking walks, playing cricket, relaxing. We left Hahei and drove to Waitetoko where the Reeds stayed with us for a night before heading back to Wellington. The girls and I stayed another night before meeting Dugald in Palmerston North. I've put together a video that includes photos and short videos of our holiday and included it at the end of the post.
Last day at Hahei Beach
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| Girls playing games at Waitetoko |
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| Acacia Bay on Lake Taupo |
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| Ellie led us on a bush walk near Acacia Bay. |
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| Mr. Whippy came by the Bach. |
We had quite an adventure on the drive between Waiheke and Taihape. While on the desert road (for non-New Zealanders the desert road winds quite a bit and is only one lane each way) suddenly Meggie screams, very loudly, and jumps from her current seat behind the passenger into the very back row of the van. It gave me, the driver, quite a shock and it was suddenly difficult to concentrate on the road instead of whatever she was worried about. However, there was nowhere for me to pull the car over. Meggie, in between shrieks, screamed "Weta" and sure enough a giant Weta was making it's way towards me from the back of the passenger seat at a pretty good speed. It took everything in me to stay focused on the road until I could find a place to somewhat safely jump out of the car and get rid of the beast. We were all still shaken for sometime after it exited the vehicle and we made sure to search the car for any of its relatives once we stopped in Taihape.
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| This is an image of a Weta from the internet. No that is NOT my hand. Prehistoric ugliness. Shiver. |
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| The girls with Soot - he is always outside the sports shop near the Brown Sugar Cafe in Taihape. |
