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| Black sands at Wanganui beach |
On a cold and very windy Christmas Day a picnic on the beach in
Wanganui (after delivering visitors to the airport) was not such a good
idea. It was so windy you could hardly stand up. Black sand blown
horizontally along the beach soon filled your socks and the small family
scampering about on the water's edge were soon forced back into their
car.
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| Virgina Gardens Wintergarden |
Virginia
Gardens looked more promising. On the hillside near the car park stands
an art deco structure that looks for all the world like a toilet block
but walk inside and you find the Wintergarden,.a small fantastical wonderland.
Masses of red flowers
in a well tended greenhouse, a fern house and sculpture garden. There was hardly a soul there on Christmas morning so all the colourful chairs were empty. It was the perfect spot for a picnic.
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| Merry Christmas! |
