Moana

We've just spent a lovely relaxing and fun weekend in Moana, which is a very small town on the shores of Lake Brunner, on the West Coast. We stayed in a couple of baches with views over the lake.



We went with some friends from church, just cos! (5 couples and a baby). It was great to get to know people a bit more, and we're liking how there's gradually getting to be more people our age (ish, we're still the old farts really) at Lincoln Baptist (and living in Lincoln). For a while we felt like we were the only people between the teenagers and the parents of the teenagers who went to our church, which was fine, but it's fun to be able to have some peers around too!

On Saturday seven of us borrowed some Kayaks from the baches and headed out across the Lake. I got to go in a double with the other Lizzy cos I threatened that I'd hold them all up by going in needless circles otherwise (based on previous experiences in the Lake District many years ago).

(Er... Lizzy writing by the way - I should have said that earlier, Mothy doesn't have weak left paddling arm issues).

It was quite magical gliding through the peaceful water together, and taking in the majestic scenery, (no photos though, as the camera wasn't handy, sorry). And, even better, after a couple of hours, just as shoulders were getting very sore we met the other 4 of our party on a handy beach which they'd driven to with the picnic.


This is (L- R) young Lizzy, Mothy, Kerri, Dennis, Derek, Vicki, Shayna (on the shoulders), Dave, and Rachel. (Stuart's missing for some reason)

But he's made it into this one.

On the way back to Lincoln we stopped off at Castle Hill, to have a walk around the strange limestone rocks, you can almost see in the background above. It was an area that was used to film the recent Narnia film.

And here's some more Middle Earth views from the drive home today.