We didn’t know we were being ‘very fashionable’ when we offered our guests a certain glass of bubbly last night. We’d found a ‘Sileni’ Sauvignon Blanc from Hawke’s Bay at the local supermarket. It’s ‘very fashionable,’ we were told, to offer sparkling Sauvignon at the moment.. Tasted good too! It’s recommended by Winestate Magazine and now by the Smiths.
We didn’t impress them quite so much with the barbecue. It was raining in the afternoon so we played safe and cooked everything inside in the oven…. and had to endure some teasing from our kiwi friends about the ‘Pommie Barbie’.
It’s warm and sunny, but very windy this morning and we sit outside, our seats hugging the house wall as we eat our breakfast.
Just the right weather for kitesurfing. There are a number of enthusiasts in view from our vantage point, with their colourful kites pulling them at breakneck speeds through the water. It’s fascinating watching how they change speed and direction and flip their boards out of the water and momentarily take flight as the force of the wind takes them aloft.
Val thinks that they always look very purposeful and professional – in stark contrast to the squawking hordes of gulls – as they go about their steady work of combing the sands for crustaceans.
This morning they were standing still in contemplation: ‘weighing up t’ job’ as they used to say when I worked for the Lancashire County Council one summer.
