We had a visitor last week

One of the daughters of good friends of ours in the UK, came to stay with us for a few days before she headed home. She'd been in NZ si ce the beginning of December. 

It was so lovely to see her, it's been a long while for me. 

On Saturday we went to Raglan, sat on the beach for a while then had lunch at the Harbourview Hotel.

That's not sand by the way, it's grass, it's so dry!

We had a meander around the shops, Louise bought a West Coast stoneware coffee keep cup. We then had a stroll around the wharf.

We couldn't leave Raglan without driving to Ngaranui beach lookout, one of the best views you'll ever see. It was a glorious day.

Our final call, before heading back, was to Groovy Rags. She couldn't leave Raglan without purchasing a iconic, made in Raglan  t-shirt, sorry no photo,  bugger.

Sunday was her last day, we went to Hamiton farmers market and bought fresh veggies for lunch.

Then it was time to head to the airport, remembering last minute, to take photos. Tash was at a work colleagues leaving do, so called in to the Village Cafe on the way out 

Then it was off to Auckland airport, over the years lots of work has been made on the motorways and it is now so much quicker to get there. There has also been so much work done on the airport that it's barely recognisable. It's also very confusing, so we opted to take her to the drop off point, which was, well, big! Busy! Loud!

And then off she trotted, this wee little girl, backpack on, pulling her trolley suitcase, and with a last wave she was gone.

From a very shy girl, she has become a beautiful, adventurous, confident young woman. It brought a tear to my eye to see her go. There's a few right now if I'm honest. 

Come back soon Louise, you've so much still to see, bring Kizzy too 

You'll be home now, send our love to everyone 

Love from us all here in NZ 

Take care "Luke" 😉