Sittin' in the shade

Thursday 25th. It really is lovely and peaceful here. We are making the most of this pause in our travels to catch up with reading, the internet, sort out the bank accounts and try to catch up with car insurance. Something always crops up when you're away. 

We had a medium walk today to Pokoro Swingbridge. 

This is a fairly old foot bridge that crosses the river between two of the road crossings. 

Just a couple of views looking upstream and downstream. 

We walked through orchards of Braeburn apples, plums and pears. Further down the valley are the usual vineyards but not as many as at Blenheim. 

We returned for a quiet afternoon of reading and generally lounging about. Well, that's what holidays are about, isn't it? 

This little fella came and sat on the arm of my chair. Have a look at the wings, they are quite transparent. 

Another lovely sunset this evening.