the weather looked calm on wednesday so we went out on a sail boat to see the maori carvings
it was cold on the boat, but a combination of warm clothes, blankets and luxury bean bags made things ok
there wasn’t enough wind to actually sail, so we pootled along on an electric motor instead
the skipper said he put the electric motor in so he could sail along silently and people wouldn’t be put off by the sound of a diesel engine
he told us that then proceeded to spend much of the three hour trip on the phone taking bookings for later trips and arranging deals with tour operators!
the maori carvings were good, but were put up in the 1980s so weren’t that old
there were only 10 of us on the boat including the owner so it was all very nice and relaxed
kezia volunteered to drive the boat on the way back.
and ended up driving for about an hour!
we then grabbed some lunch
before driving over to the huka falls which are impressive in a horizontal falls kind of way
then it was back home for some jigsawing
