It is Anna’s (spelt Anne pronounced Anna) birthday tomorrow, she is rooming with Ellen, who has a really bad nut allergy and so has to be so careful where and what she eats and so it is agreed I will manipulate Anna into going to an Indian restaurant tonight, twist my arm then!

Anna & I had seen a lovely Indian restaurant previously, can’t remember where, and didn’t go, however, this will ensure we can go as a group to a restaurant that Ellen is able to go to tomorrow night ie on her birthday. And, so as we were out walking looking for somewhere to eat, I had seen this restaurant earlier, upstairs, beautiful view over the lake, in the area of nice restaurants and I suggested we go, and of course Ellen & Fio encouraged us to go, so in we went to the Bombay Palace in Wanaka. It did not disappoint, the service was exceptional and the food amazing. So, I decided to have a bit of fun and paid for the bill unbeknown to Anna, I explained that I was going to try to get Anna to do a runner with me and could he chase us…….totally up for it lol, however, my lovely honest friend from Cologne, initially looked at me, like I had lost the plot and said (noooo Elaine we could not!), I continued and said what a laugh it would be and that we would pay but it would be fun to try it, she said she knew I would never have done it, but when she found out the full plot, I think she and I both wish she had just gone with it lol ;-).