Driving Rain

The rain and I were both 'driving' today. 

Today I needed to go to a chemist.  It's a bit of a toss up which is closer; Westport or Nelson,so that's exactly what I did.  Tossed a coin.   Westport won, so after I'd washed, dried and combed the dog, fed the chooks and done some chores I headed down through the Buller Gorge.

It rained a bit, then a bit more and finally lots more!  And I got to Westport at 12.33 to find that the chemist closed at 12.30.   Darn!

To make the trip worthwhile I had lunch at my favourite cafe, took the dog to the beach (dumb when I'd just washed and dried her this morning), and visited some friends.  

On the way home I stopped at a few waterfalls to take photos.  This one doesn't have a name.  In dry weather it is barely a trickle, but that 'lots of rain' has created a lovely veil of water.  I sat in my car with the window open to take this photo as it was torrential outside.  Though I might just as well have got out as the gusts of wind were blowing the 'veil' across the road and into the car anyway.