We have just had a family weekend to celebrate Mum's 60th Birthday.

Here are a few pics:

Got a great shot of Mt. Ruapehu on the drive up.

Eeuwe took the girls to the Trout Hatchery in Turangi.  The is near Lake Taupo where a lot of fishing goes on, so the Hatchery replenishes the lake's supply of trout.

The girls watched a video at the Visitor's Centre about how the Hatchery works, but I stayed home with Thomas, so I'm not sure how it all works...maybe I could get one of the girls to give a narration ;-)

After visiting the Hatchery, Eeuwe took the girls to Kuratau Beach, on the shores of Lake Taupo, and they collected pumice.  Lake Taupo was once a volcano.

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