Over Easter my family headed up to Hamilton for my aunties 60th birthday that had a ‘something from the 60’s’ dress code. I can tell you now none of the outfits were pretty!! I can just imagine what our grandchildren are going to be thinking of how we dress now!
We decided to make our way up via the Forgotten World Highway that runs from Stratford (Taranaki) to Taumaranui thinking it would only be about an hour longer (Google maps confirmed this suspicion) only to end up in Hamilton about 2 hours later than we would have if we had gone the normal route! C’est la vie, it was a nice drive since we had a fantastic day.
We ended up picking up a French hitchhiker trying to get through the Forgotten World Highway (he could have been waiting a while based on the few car’s we came across!) – first time ever doing that!
I had driven the FWH once before a couple of years ago and the road has deteriorated a bit since then, it has a relatively long gravel section and it quiet slow in places but is still worth the drive. I think I would be inclined to try to make a day out of it and print out details about the side roads and what not as there were quiet a few pointing to things like the Mt Damper Falls, dad tells me these are the highest falls in the North Island.
Anywho I’m pretty sure you have all been waiting for a photo of my outfit for the 60th…. After the mission of getting an outfit that we won’t even go into I ended up with a lovely multi coloured hippy dress complete with fringe jacket and matching headband, it was a treat that’s for sure 😉 I did wear long black boots with it instead of the wedges.
Have you ever been to a dress up party? Have you ever picked up or been a hitch hiker?