At the request of @splatdevil, I’ve headed up to Hastings for the weekend to be with her during a difficult personal time.

I always like an excuse for a roadtrip, the Wellington to Hastings drive is pretty nice and isn’t too long at only 4 hours.

Interesting statistics from the trip:

• $30~ fuel consumption in Toyota Starlet 1.3l petrol car
• 800ml coke consumed.
• 1 chip in wind screen. Going to be a hassle to go and have that fixed now :-(
• 2 wrong turns.
• 1 fuel stop.
• 0 toilet/snack stops.
• >9000 angry swear words at traffic queues whilst trying to depart Wellington on a Friday afternoon.
• 6 uses of the over taking lane
• 4 sets of roadworks.
• 1 police car on traffic duties.
• 3 ambulances, only 1 active.