Ski and chess

Sunday 27th September: The clocks changed overnight, so we were already late for the skifields when we woke up! It was another beautiful sunny day. The skifield was very quiet, as yesterday. There were probably only 25 or 30 people there at all, so no queues or even threat of a queue. Today was the last day of the ski season for Roundhill.
Skiing went well again and we enjoyed the warm spring sunshine, but of course it soon made the snow slushy again.
After lunch we returned to Tekapo, collected the motorhome, and drove the 45 minutes to Fairlie. As we left Tekapo we drove into heavy grey clouds and drizzle.
The boys love the campsite at Fairlie. It's run by an English family and is right next to a great playground. We park the motorhome with the big back window looking at the playground, (see view from motorhome) then they can run and play while we can set up the motorhome or cook. Today the owners' sons were around so our boys played with Lenny and Dexter. Since we last stayed there they have made a large chess set and put in hammocks and are making a small mini-golf too. It is also the only place we have stayed where there is free wireless broadband.
The rain gained in strength in the evening, and disturbed our night's sleep. Apparently it has been grey and miserable here all week.
Tonight we had fish and chips for tea. They are cooked by a chap from "oop north" and are superb.
As the evening went on the rain grew in strength and disturbed our sleep.