the girls had a very watery day in part thanks to the sideways windy gales on their bike ride, but mainly due to them going swimming.
mum flew back from christchurch this afternoon. she’d been specifically informed she needed a flight after 2pm due to changes in itinerary (because they couldn’t stay in their original hotel in christchurch). so we’d paid to have the flight changed. but in the end they were taken to the airport for 9.30am and had to sit around all day waiting for their flights!
i booked my favourite taxi driver to pick up mum, and the timing worked perfectly to pick me up on the way which saved me standing at a bus stop in the pouring rain. when i got home jane pointed out my car was still at the park and ride bus stop. oops.
and this evening mum kindly took us out to aubergine’s for an evening meal which was great. the girls shared a dessert and we caught up on mum’s trip news.
then it was back here, a belated skype with jane’s parents (oops) and an early night for exhausted travellers and exhausted non-travellers too.
it’s starting to get a bit parky so i’ve swapped the air conditioner in our room for a heater. winter’s coming. we really need to move to a house with some proper heating.