On Monday we left for our travels again, on our way to explore the Taranaki area. We overnighted at Palmerston North and travelled onwards on Tuesday towards Stratford, where Stephen and Annette stay. They are very good friends of David and Gayle who used to live in Hawkes Bay but now have moved to Stratford. This staying with friends is so great. We were treated to a wonderful dinner again and entertained with uplifting stories of God’s provision and answers to prayer. We also met their son, Martin, and grandson, Alistair.
After a late dinner, we asked about the South Island because Stephen and Annette had done two weeks there a couple of years ago. We ended up talking and watching pictures till 1am in the morning.
Next morning was disappointingly cloudy with a weather forecast of cloud possibly rain. I was disappointed because I had wanted to see Mount Taranaki which had been obscured by cloud the previous evening when we arrived. However, I saw a piece of blue sky the size of a man’s hand and refused to be despondent. .After Annette left for work soon after 11, we made our way to the centre of town to try to find some vitamin B1 which apparently can help protect against sand flies if taken for a couple of weeks. While we were there we waited till 1pm to see the Glockenspiel.
A sound track from Romeo and Juliette plays while windows open and figurines of the story come out.
Then we went to the Pioneer Village which reflects life in the late 1800’s / early 1900’s.
In the schoolroom were a copy of the Rules for teachers. http://teacherworld.com/potrules.html
When we got out at 4 (before we had actually managed to go through all the exhibits), the clouds had lifted and we got our first glimpse of Mt Taranaki.
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