• A trip to Stratford and Ashhurst

    November 13, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    I took the bus north to my hometown to visit my sister, brother, and a niece and her son, who all still live there, for a few days. There happened to be a gypsy traveller encampment across the street from my sister's house!

    Then I bussed back down to Ashhurst, where my oldest niece and her husband live. He is a master electrician, so we went to visit the local tourist attraction--a wind farm! His hobby is cheese-making, but he could do that professionally, his cheeses are so good.

    They drove me back to Wellington, and on the way we passed this public toilet, which I just had to stop and use! (Out of curiosity; not because of the cheese. LOL)
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