We drove towards the coast at Palmerston. One the way we enjoyed the views of the clouds hanging over the snow-capped mountains, backlit by the sunshine (photo). 
We also saw some of the 50 million sheep that live in NZ.As we approached the coast we saw ahead of us what appeared to be Glastonbury Tor (photo),
but in fact it is Puketapu Hil, which towers 343m over Palmerston. At the coast we turned north and called in to Shag Point where there were seals on the rocks (photo),
then stopped for lunch at Moeraki. The boys and I had visited the boulders in January on a hot weekend away but we had not shared it with Steve. We enjoyed the sun as we walked along the beach and the boys jumped in and on the boulders with their usual enthusiasm (photo).
After lunch we continued home and arrived to find Waimate cloaked in dark grey cloud. As we unpacked the motorhome we discovered our new chest freezer in the garage had been switched off while we were away. The fish Steve had spent hours waiting to catch, the blackberries I had spent ages picking in a wasp-stinging way, and much more, are all lost and very stinky. Steve and I were very disappointed, especially as our evening meal (fish and chips) was in there too. Then our neighbour Jeanette called in with a pot of soup for us, and tea was solved.
The chickens have continued to lay while we have been away and having one heat pump on low has kept the house warmish for our return.
Now to face the pile of washing.....
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