autumn weekend
Last weekend, being helpfully annexed to that most sacred of Australasian secular holy days Anzac Day, was a long one. And so we went over the hill into the Wairarapa to Masterton to stay with Becky’s parents.
It’s lovely and autumnal over there at the moment, and while we were there the weather held (against expectations) and we had warm fine days for the most part.
Masterton is blessed with Queen Elizabeth Park. It’s a good place to wander about in at this time of year – acres of exotic trees all coloured beautifully; a lake; a pretty good kids playground; and at the weekend, a miniature train. Fun for everyone:
And I forgot to mention one of the best Cafés in the Wairarapa – Café Cecille – is in the park, with another café over the way at the very fine Aratoi Museum of Art and History.
But enough of the travel-guide stuff. At the end of it all, the kids had the most fun with the simple stuff – and some new friends – and so here’s my favourite photo of the weekend:
It’s been a long, mild autumn so far. Long may it last…
Mike Riversdale
1 May 2008, 10:08 #
There, you had to go and say didn’t you ;-)
Alan
1 May 2008, 10:14 #
I know. I was tempting fate as I wrote it… and sure enough, within the hour it was all torrential, cold rain.
Brian
1 May 2008, 22:51 #
They had the steam train running! The last time we visited they were meant to, but someone didn’t turn up so they didn’t have the manpower to get it running.
I remember being enthralled by this when I was a kid. My Gran lived in Masterton and we were regular visitors to the park there. It’s lovely in Autumn!
Alan
1 May 2008, 23:09 #
There’s a whole heap more photos on Flickr – just click throgh the photo of the steam train above to see some more… :-)