Monday, March 19, 2012

Redeemer

The night in Wellie wasnt a write-off by any means.
Great company, with a quick redeemer dinner at Hummingbird, lamb shoulder, maybe a little tough but flavour just right with nice vegies, and the seafood platter at $30 odd, scallops, mussels and shrimp mostly, a grand enough meal that alone would do for two. And you could skip the bread and dips appetiser.
Wellington was pretty much booked out with last weekend of the Arts Festival, and the Hurricanes playing Highlanders same night, but through stalwart booking.com got one of the last rooms at Century Apartments, Tory St, smart room at a very reasonable price, and drive-in parking building adjacent.
Eventful trip home too.
Police breath-test road block at 7am along the waterfront, detour from Mana over Paekakariki Hill due to a fatal at Pukerua Bay, but at Levin, Raewyn's Cafe was open for a 'small' steak and eggs, one of the best steaks you can get in NZ, but be careful to be super hungry if you order the 'large'. She's open about 6 am weekends, and 2am week-days, closes around 2pm, best breakfast place, down-home quality, serve size, menu, and value, in NZ in my book.
Another detour around central Levin, big shop fire, and another police road-block in Sanson for rego/wof check, drop off mate, and back over the Saddle Road to Woodville Clay Target range for the bi-annual match between Wanganui and Wairarapa Ulysses, with a big thanks to Woodville for their assistance with the shooting, and a top cold beef, salad, spud and peas lunch.
Quick look at the windmill power farm on the way home, hundreds up there now, hard to believe all these stories you read about the technology being suspect, more nimby drivel I suspect.
Top weekend.

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