Pokeno Saturday 15th April

On Saturday morning we headed off for Auckland and James and Julia's place so that Ian and Kristy could get organised for the flight back to the USA on Sunday

We stopped at Pokeno for lunch where Kai decided to move the furniture round

... while we all ate our lunch - except Dad who had to watch what was going on.

We're all going on a Treasure Hunt - Friday 14th April

Here is a slide show of Emi's Treasure Hunt that we did on Friday afternoon after the Waitomo Glow-worm cave trip.

Just click on the play arrow and it play all twelve slides in sequence.



At the end of the day we all had dinner together

Lunch at Otorohanga Friday 14th April

On the way home from the caves we stopped at the Ronnie's Cafe for lunch:-

Kai enjoyed the empty sandwich pack most of all:-

Emi like the car ride

The we had a family photo by the big carved po outside - Emi in the background

Waitomo Caves visit Friday 14th April

On Friday morning, the weather had improved to sunny and warm after Cyclone Cook, so we all went of down to the Waitomo Caves

Here we are in the car park:-

Then we got to the entrance:-

Emi and Kai had a play while they waited

We had to walk down through the bush to get to the cave:-

On the way out we had to walk down some steps to get to the exit

Ian's 40th Birthday Party Thursday April 13th

On Thursday afternoon Ian and Kristy and family went to visit his long-time friends Dirk & Leanne Carmichael at 31 Graham Street Hamilton East

After that we all went to Hayes Common Restaurant nearby for Ian's birthday celebartion with all his old mates.

Here we are at the start of the meal

Here are Kristy and Kai waiting for their meal.

Eventually the cake arrived - so many candles

Here are Ian, Kristy and Emi after cutting the cake

Otorohanga Kiwi House April 12th Wednesday morning

Later on Wednesday morning we decided to all go down to the Otorohanga Kiwi House to watch the Kiwis being fed and then have a wander round all the other birds that they have there.

This all had to be done before Cyclone Cook's influence started to be felt.

Here we are at the pay desk.

Kai made friends with a little black duck.

Emi was trying to figure out how the safety harness worked.

The keeper with a Kea.

Emi, "What's in there?"

A big old Tuatara.

The Family visiting the Kiwi on the way out.

Raising the Flag on April 12th Wednesday morning

Here is  Emi putting up the Stars and Stripes on Wednesday morning.