Little Brother has been threatening to come for a stay for some time, and he finally pitched up as a passenger with Dorothy and the Duchess. We fed them lunch, and talked bullshit, as families do, then the Duchess turned Dorothy south towards Papakura, and we cranked up the Bitsy Mitsy and started the guided tour of te Tai Tokerau.
Very fine performance by the Duchess, who learnt an important life lesson about standing under an Avocado tree while somebody is picking the fruit. She drove home with a bump on her noggin and a sore head.
We decided to go get an ice cream, because why not? Headed out towards Opononi, but the driver got distracted and cut through Waiotemarama Gorge Road to SH12 south of Omapere. Then back over the hill to Omapere and a walk out to the Signal Station site on South Head Hokianga. Back along the waterfront towards Opononi Fission Chips for an ice cream, but it was absolutely rammed by some carry-on happening outside the pub and we couldn’t get near the place. So we decided to head home to Kaikohe for ice cream. Via a trip over Koutu Loop Road for a shufti at the Koutu Boulders.
Grant said, “No, ta!”
Very wise.