Hikes, Coffee, and Ohakune
What a weekend! John had to head down to Ohakune for work—an outage tied to a new project—and since the company booked him accommodation for three nights (Friday to Monday), I tagged along. I took Monday off, which was perfect. I’m always happy to squeeze in a surprise leave for a little getaway, especially when accommodation is free! Friday night didn’t quite go as planned. We were supposed to leave for Ohakune, but John got called into an emergency at work. Something about needing to fix an issue or the whole substation wouldn’t get power back on. The technical details went straight over my head, but I understood enough to know it was serious. I waited for him… and waited… and eventually fell asleep on the couch. He finally got home at 12:30 a.m.—absolutely exhausted. I felt so bad; he hadn’t even had dinner. He ended up eating my leftover chips, took a quick shower, and went straight to bed. SATURDAY We were up early to finally make the drive. We grabbed a meat pie and a chicken avo...
