Drove up to Picton on Friday evening to join Maaike and her mum for a few days. Stopped off just North of Kaikoura for a wee stretch of the legs at Ohau Waterfall seal colony (not too many seals about though)
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It was lovely to meet Maaike’s mum – esp in advance of our trip in April (details to follow!) – she has a great sense of humour – and puts up with endless “Mamaaaaaaaaa’s” from Maaike. So we toured about Picton – taking in a Maori fort (Pa)
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They had visited some Dutch friends up in Hawkes Bay – and they imported Dutch Cheese for their restaurant – so they picked some up. It was delicious – and not even Edam ;)
Now – Maaike’s mum (Wilmy) doesn’t really like heights much. Understandable I suppose coming from a country which is mostly below sea level, and sports a mountain with the dizzing – nay oxygen needing lofty summit of 321m. I can’t wait to climb it – hopefully unaided but we’ll see ;) Anyways.. that aside, we went for a cliff walk, and while I think Wilmy was mostly terrified, she did brilliantly.
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This is possibly why I managed to claw a victory against the (mini)golfing talents of the Jongerius’. Fantastico. And apparently from(the 17 previous comments) Maaike hasn’t lost at family golf since after “that holiday in Denmark“. Aaaahhhh well.. I’m not one to gloaty gloat.
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That said, they did get their own back at Boules later on. Apparently they have a set at home, so it hardly counts I think you’d have to say.
Oh, and we did some wine tasting too…
Then I took the coastal train back from Picton (no pics sorry) and Steve picked me up (thanks lots and lots) and Michelle cooked a yum dinner – and all in all it was an end to an excellent weekend.
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