Michael Witbrock and I now have a procedure in place to lessen the likelihood of such delays in the future.
Today is gray and cool, after several really nice warm days.
On Friday, Mary had volunteered to walk the Rimutaka Incline track with our daughter Helen's Intermediate School class. My role in this was to deliver Mary to the Racecourse at Tauherenikau where the kids had slept the night in the Jockey's accommodation. It had been a while since I went that way, so I looked forward to the drive. Heading North along the River Road from the Silverstream bridge, I enjoyed the sight of the Hutt River glittering in the early morning sun as it rippled over its clearly visible shingle bed. Through the still sleeping suburbs of Upper Hutt, through Totara Park and Brown Owl, the road took us to the incline road, where trains once ran.