More Time Out

So yesterday, we went from the cafe to a pub for afternoon tea where we came up with a master plan for our final presentation.  Nathalie and I rented bikes along the way, and set out after our meal to try to work off some of the calories that we've packed on over the past two weeks.  We then spent a quiet evening at home reading, chatting, and playing cribbage.

Our delicious supper

Competitive cribbage at its finest

This morning we had another nice lay in followed by French toast and eggs since Mary brought along some maple syrup with her.  Mary then headed off to church where she had to rescue the woman beside her from a fainting spell, Laura stayed home for some much needed "me time", and Nathalie and I headed off on the bikes again.

We decided to ride up to Huka Falls, which is 5km from the base of the mountain.  We didn't think it would take that long, but we forgot to factor in all the hills.  On the way to the falls, we thought we were learning the lesson, "What goes down must go up," but instead, we ended up learning that the laws of physics CAN be defied since we seemed to bike up hill and the way there AND up hill on the way back.  Luckily, we made it back to our meeting point just in time to meet Mary and Laura.

Nathalie headed off on her bike for a lazy afternoon on the beach while Mary, Laura, and I headed off to DeBretts Mineral Spa for a soak and fassages (facials and massages).  We then picked up Nathalie again and headed out for lunch at an outdoor French Cafe.  We are now sitting in the sun, enjoying more of the "fall sun".  Nathalie is sitting on the ground beside the table doing yoga stretches after a long day of biking, and the rest of us are sitting beside her pretending that we don't know the crazy girl who just happened to plunk down beside us.