Judy and the travelling gnome

Hastings / Cape Kidnappers

3/4/23

A journey in the country and a stop at the beach to admire the view and pass some time as we were very early.

Admiring the view

Looks like they light a fire when they get cold here

It's about time she cleaned the car

The start of a great afternoon

Armed with a coat and we were off. Rob was our driver and as we got to the gate of the property where we were going, he tells us that the electric gate was swept away when the river burst its bank. Crickey it must have been a strong flow to do this.

Now as we were climbing the hills this poor old bus rattled and banged all the way. The mistress says the road was a goat track and we were on it!! You should have seen her face. It turned a different color at times. She reckons the hot air balloon was a lot better than this as when she looked out the side window it was straight down.

I stayed where I was as who knows what would happen if I looked out.

Blimey

Hey, where is the jolly road?

Below is where a big slip came down on some people while another bus was here, and they could film it. The people survived but were very injured.

The Gannets

Poo, they were a bit stinky. Their wingspan is about 6ft. They have very long beaks, and they dive into the water and come up under the fish as their tummy is softer to pierce then they eat it. OH, yummy.

They mate for life Rob says, and take turns to sit on the egg, and when hatched they also take turns to gather food. Gosh, we gnomes, mate for life too, but you do not see us sitting on eggs or swimming for fish. We use a rod. My mates at home are good at fishing. I wonder how many they have caught while we have been away.