When we get a call from friends Barry & Sandra asking if we will be around to join them for morning tea, we know that it will be a flying visit – literally!
As we are currently parked at the motorhome parking area at Ardmore Airport it was an opportune time for Sandra & Barry to visit from their home at Taupo Airport. You see they have a plane with which they hop into to make their visits and sure enough just before 10am they landed at the airstrip in front of us!
We wandered down to greet them and spent the next couple of hours at the Airport Cafe catching up on all each other’s news before putting the world to rights.
It’s not the first time that they have visited, there was the time when we were in Takaka, Kaitaia and in Thames. As well as us visiting them at their base in Taupo and here.
We were interrupted from our chatting by the roar of engines, sure enough there were 5 Harvard planes lined up ready for a takeoff. These are part of the Warbirds collection that regularly fly at air shows and events around the country. And with a roar they were all off in quick succession and were soon flying in formation over the city, we presumed as practise for ANZAC Day commemorations next week.
Soon it was time for Sandra and Barry to head back home to Taupo. It’s always great to catch up with them and we look forward to the next time.
Sandra, Roy & Barry
The Vanninis' Manoeuvres 