last day of our holiday today involved driving the 5 hour, 400+km back home
we prepared for our journey back by having breakfast in a cafe which had been recommended to us but we’d failed to find until last night!
it was certainly pretty cold this morning and by the time we’d hit the road the weather was drawing in with gales, hale and even snow. at one point we saw a couple of families who had pulled over to have a snow fight and build (a very tiny) snow man!
as a result we decided not to stop at Taupo other than for a loo stop (in driving hail)
we had planned to stop in Tirau, but it was so cold we carried on to Cambridge where we had a little wander around
we took shelter from the wild rain in the town hall which was having a book sale and very modern internet access
we eventually made it home which is warm than the three degrees C on the journey, although it’s nice to know it’s still pretty grim weather here too
and early morning boat trip tomorrow has been cancelled which is just as well given the weather. and also means we don’t have to leave home at 4am!