We took a break from gardening (and worrying about the house sale) to have another lovely week on Norfolk Island with my parents-in-law.
They had rented the same house with the wonderful verandah, so we did a lot of sitting, admiring the view (and the chickens), having sunset wine-and-cheese and some gentle touristing.
Some days were glorious so I had a swim - not warm, but do-able - but some days we got a lot of rain. We went on a bushwalk to try and offset the wine-and-cheese and got soaked to the skin. Or I did, my husband remembered his raincoat. It was absolutely filthy and we got caught right in it.
Other than that there were some delicious meals, a bit of light shopping, some more successful walks and general chill holidaying. Very much needed after the past couple of months. Here are some Moreton Bay figs ... stunning trees but they are frost sensitive and get absolutely enormous. Maybe worth some experimenting? I will ask the chief gardener.
We feel like we are comfortable with the Norfolk Island experience now - some downsides like $20 for two litres of fresh milk; but plenty of upsides like checking in for your flight then going back to the house for an hour and a half to have lunch ... you make a move when you see the plane land. Awesome. We went to a museum we hadn't seen before, and walked around the heritage areas but didn't feel the need for the full tours given we did it last year.
There is not much island and an enormous amount of Pacific Ocean. I think the most exciting thing was when a cow gave birth on one of the walks ... second was when one of the backyard roosters died. It hadn't looked super healthy for a while.
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