Whakatane

Well we actually managed to pull off an additional trip to Whakatane but it took some organizing. We have been so busy in the office especially as we want to give our new Couple as much information as we can. A few weeks ago when we were in Whakatane we had lunch with the Waihirere family. It was so lovely to catch up and to see how their little one has grown. It was the mum who told of a KapaHaka festival in a few weeks’ time. I would have loved to have gone for a couple of days but knew that would be impossible. It was not until the Friday that we decided that we could go. It meant leaving the packing for another week which was frightening as we only had two weeks left. So off we set on the Thursday in the late afternoon and even took the toll road as it was getting late. We have a lovely meal out with the missionary couple in Whakatane. Although we were an hour later than their first reservation but 5 minutes early for the second. We managed to get up early the next morning so that we could arrive at the Waihirere’s in time to see one of Sister Waihirere’s favourite performances. The kapahakas were amazing. I could have stayed all day but we needed to get home to start our packing.
Although we did take one detour on our way home!