FINGERS CROSSED

 The Old Girl's off to Wellington tomorrow and from there to Christchurch until the end of June.

Who'll cook my tea?  MYSTERY

I've booked flights to go to Christchurch in late May. We plan to go to Aoraki Mount Cook but I haven't made the hotel accommodation bookings yet. I'm concerned that 'Murphy's Law' will intervene and, after I've made non-cancellation bookings that something will arise on the house selling front (we're selling the back of the house as well) meaning I won't be able to go.

We visited Aoraki a few times when we lived in Christchurch but haven't been there since 2000. I'm hoping that we will get there  and have decided to go walking several times a week to regain some fitness and stamina for some alpine walks (weather permitting). It's a stunning part of the country even without help from falling rocks (we witnessed avalanches on previous visits). The stars in the night sky are much more visible than any other part of the country I've been in.

We had a 'private viewing' of the house a few days ago. The visitors, looking for an old character house in the area, found ours to be too large. Hopefully, after some thought they might consider that sectioning off part of the house for Air B&B is practical and profitable. Fingers crossed.