Kiwis
Do Cry
John Grant
left bright and early on this wet and misty morning. Bryan and Joan
wanted to give the campervan a dry run before our long upcoming
trip, so we headed off to the Egmont National Park up on Mt. Taranaki
(2,518m).
Lots of signs
warned us to watch out for the wingless kiwis in the national park,
but we weren't fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of these elusive
little birds. The only one we saw was stuffed and in a glass case
in the display centre at the top of the mountain. And beside it
was a kiwi egg, and it was HUGE! I'm sure kiwis shed a tear or two
when they lay their egg. And I say 'egg' purposely. They couldn't
possible lay 2 eggs because kiwis lay the largest eggs of all birds,
in relation to their bodies. And the egg is about a quarter of its
body size!
The rain
kept drizzling because of the high altitude, so Bryan kept our visit
short. Soon we were back at sea level and soaking up the sunshine
in Brooklands Park. The parks in New Zealand are very beautiful
and well maintained, and this one was no exception. It featured
a public stage surrounded by a moat and also a waterfall and fountain
with a difference. The difference? Both waterfall and fountain were
push button operated. No water wastage here! If you wanted to see
the water cascading down the rock face … push the button. If you
wanted to see the water fountain in all its glory … push the other
button. So logical!
Bryan and
Joan had gone to bed early, and I'd hoped to as well. After all,
we were going on a long trip early tomorrow morning, to see the
world famous geysers in Rotorua. I'd done some writing earlier that
morning and decided to write my article for the New Community Quarterly
tonight. But I didn't think it would take so long. I finally got
to bed at midnight.
This
article is taken from the ebook,
Land of the LETS Green
Dollar
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