Changing Plans

We enjoyed a good night's sleep 😴 in our Foxton spot. Through the night we could hear the wind blowing 🌬 but somehow we were protected from it being in a slight dip.
The plan was to move on today to Palmerston North so we packed up and got ready to move on but first a walk to the public bathroom was in order. When I got back, the Tour guide was busy talking to the owner of the shed in front of us. What an interesting and inspiring character he is. The shed was part of the original train and Wharf complex in the days when flax was shipped 🚢 out of Foxton. This guy is slowly 🐌 restoring the shed (which is huge) into his home and a museum. When he purchased it, all the windows were smashed and the externals were very derelict but the transformation is slowly beginning.
He is a reformed alcoholic with 20years now of sobriety. Three months a year he goes overseas to do volunteer work. He goes to a place because he feels 'led' to be there without knowing why. The 'why' quickly is revealed to him and he loves doing whatever is needed. The salvation army are credited with putting him on the sober pathway and his brethren grandparents who brought him up for his first 15years gave him an early taste of Christian ethics.
His life is full of adventures and interesting happenings and it is evident that although not a professing Christian as such, God certainly has His hand on his life!
I encouraged him to write a book as it would be a very interesting read. However, he said that would be impossible as he was illiterate 😟.
If anyone is reading this, drop in and see him. He loves to talk and share his dreams!
By the time we were ready then to move on, the weather in Palmerston North was supposed to be wet and cold 🥶 which was not conducive to cycling. The days going forward are not much better so we decided to unpack and settle in for another cold day in Foxton. Who knows what we will do tomorrow as even the Tour guide is uncertain.
No photos today 🙃 as apart from the bathroom visit, and a well guided tour through the big shed, we stayed huddled in the van. Even the sunshine when we got it, wasn't warm.Read more