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Long Dark Easter Evenings...

Autumn is approaching fast. Last weekend we went to Te Arai point for an afternoon surf and we finished at 6pm, almost in darkness... Nights are becoming really cold (Monday morning we woke up with every (!) window in our house steamed up!!!), during the days the sun is still hot and we wear t-shirts... Aaaand... early evenings make beautiful pictures!..

I was dyeing Easter eggs yesterday and it all felt like preparing for Christmas: dark inside, candle for heating up wax, the smell of burnt matches... What a strange Easter! Long winter months ahead and nothing around us to suggest rebirth or renewal... I also couldn't find white eggs anywhere. Apparently NZ hens lay only brown eggs. But even brown eggs took colour well and I managed to impress my colleagues with a pretty collection of orangy-yellowy-blue-marbly eggs (dyed with onion peels).

For the long Easter weekend (6 days alltogether!) we are going to Gisborne (550km away from Auckland!). It is going to be a long drive tomorrow and I hope it'll be worth it. We spent the whole spring eyeing Gisborne and envying its sunny, dry and warm weather. While the whole country was soggy and grey shivering in its 17C degrees, Gisborne was basking in sun enjoying 25C degrees. However... This weekend they promise the first below 20C temperatures for Gisborne! So we're leaving 21C degree Auckland and going for 18C degrees in Gisborne... Who could have guessed... :( Weather forecasts is something we live by and pray for these days... :(

Hopefully we'll still get some good surf in Gisborne, it doesn't really matter rain or shine when you're in the water. But how about those sunny afternoons in Hawkes Bay wineries?!?! Fingers crossed, maybe we'll get some decent weather on Sunday/Monday?!?! Please....

And I'll tell it all when we get back. See you later!