Why not make it a road trip?

About a week ago, my Nan decided that she wanted Lardy cakes (for those of you who don't know what they are, I suggest Googling them, as they are amazing).  So the next morning we jump in the car, (Nan, Grandad and I) and head off, as the only place that we have found that makes them any where near us is a town called Matamata.  Some of you may know this place better as the gate way to Hobbiton, or Middle Earth.  

However when going on a car trip with my grandparents and even my parents I have learnt to never take a direct route to the destination, this is how I have seen many places within our country, that I would never have got to experience.  As we don't take direct routes to many places, before we got to Matamata we stopped in a small town in the Waikato District called Morrinsville.  

I don't know why but I've never stopped in Morrinsville before, I've just driven straight through, however this time we stopped, which I highly recommend.  It is a small rural city, on almost every corner is a cow (Waikato is known as Mooloo country).  But not just any normal cow, no, these cows are all painted differently, all with their own story and design.  These are just a couple that I saw on my wander around town.

So I guess why I am sharing this story of discovering these painted cows, is that in life you may see one path to where you want to go, a straight path.  However as many of you may know, this is not normally how life ends up working out for you.  To get anywhere worth going you may have to take a few road trips that may seem out of the way, but along these journeys you end up learning something, either about your self, your destination, or a lesson that makes you thankful and grateful for what you have and where you are heading on your journey.  So why take the direct path, you never know, by taking the detour you may end up having more fun, learning more or in my case discovering painted cows.  

Until next time, keep having fun.

Laura

xoxo