Tui in Greytown

I had a really good night’s sleep in our little cabin but woke at 6 a.m. absolutely wide awake. We’re not quite on NZ time yet and keep feeling tired in the middle of the day. There was a Tui perched on a branch beside the living area when we were having coffee, it was so beautiful with its blue and brown plumage and its tuft of feathers at its throat which looked like a pom pom. In the morning we went for a walk around Greytown and had brunch. Whisky continued to attract many admirers, everyone just loves him, and he’s a very loving boy. Greytown has lots of independent clothes and gift shops and we did a bit of browsing before setting off back across the mountains to Wellington. Whisky was exhausted after his couple of hours walking around Greytown and was soon fast asleep in the car, snuggled into Kerry’s lap. We had a relaxing sunny Sunday afternoon back at Jamie and Kerry’s house followed by a barbecue which was fantastic, especially Kerry’s delicious potato salad.