Damp

As planned I was up and off early this morning. The clouds hung low but it was dry across the McKenzie until just past Tekapo. With retrospect there was a potential blip I could have stopped to check out in the middle of nowhere in the McKenzie.

If it wasn't raining the light was dismal and flat. I did stop in the Ashburton Domain for a stretch. Unsurprisingly given the rain, I had the place to myself.

The afternoon has been devoted to 3 loads of washing, changing my linen, dealing with fish, unpacking and putting stuff away, picking up the little pope, and having a chat to Dad.

The pope did a bit better at this hotel than the last one. Another day and I think he would have found his feet with Auntie Ruth. Next time I'll ask that he doesn't have dinner before pick up. On the 10-15 minute drive home he had a little accident in his carry cage. I had to have the windows down for the last 5 minutes and it wasn't pleasant for either of us.

Worse things happen at sea ;-)

I've had a lovely few days away. As usual I packed a lot in and didn't have a lot of down time. It's good to be home and I'll take tonight and tomorrow night easy so I have some time to just be.

Oh, and the pope is very pleased to see me. His purr is soft but this evening it's been unusually loud.