We just got home from a trip up north to Paihia for the Old Girl's Christmas work do. The company she works for has regional Christmas parties and she gets a choice of whether to attend the Auckland or the Northland one. As the Auckland one was a bit formal, at a restaurant, she chose the Northland one. This was a good choice. We drove to Paihia on Saturday morning (a couple of hours north from where we live) and checked into the Copthorne hotel at Waitangi. After a pleasant afternoon in and around Paihia we went to a restaurant on the wharf for pre-dinner drinks (good wines) before boarding a dinner-cruise boat. This was very well appointed and comfortable. We cruised for a few hours up the Waitangi river to Hururu Falls then back again.
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| Haruru Falls |
All the food was cooked on board (mussels, prawns, fish, lamb, steak) and was excellent. Employees of the Old Girl's company and their partners relaxed and enjoyed the good food and wine without any intrusive 'company messages'. It was one of the nicest staff Christmas 'do's" I have been to.
We had a leisurely morning around Waitangi and Paihia before driving home. This has been a nice weekend.
3 comments:
Envy.
Our Christmas do has failed due to lack of enthusiasm
I think it'll end up with Riichard [of RBB] playing silent night on The Gloria while the remaining 6 teachers + Sean sip NZ Sherry and nibbling cold Mince Pies from the 2dollar shop.
Probably better than sitting through "the gentle giant"!
Comeinyourpants:
I'm pleased you had a nice weekend.
TSB(nta,tS):
It's very sad that we had no Christmas do to attend. Something is wrong with the way thigs are going.
Second:
Remember that you can't play in Daryl's keys and I can. Go do some practice.
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