look what the wind blew in

the gorgeous weather we’ve been having for the last month or so just disappeared yesterday as two cyclones and the low that caused all the australian flooding descended on new zealand.  you can read more (and see an interesting satellite video) here

but the big news of the day is that jane’s parent have arrived for a month of kiwi holidaying.  shame about the weather which they avoided on the plane, but have been less lucky with down on the ground.

the girls left home before me this morning to drive to the airport to meet them.  they also saw buzz and wendy at the airport who were waiting on their daughter who had been on the same flight for one leg of the journey.  small world

according to my sources they had a nap this afternoon but otherwise seem very awake and as jane said they have ‘journeyed very well’. better pictures to come over the following weeks (if the sunshine ever comes back !)