Hi,
Up early on Friday to continuous rain - light, but pretty constant. Picked up Iona at 7.30am from her mother's place with all her gear and headed to 40WLW to collect Andrew.
Off to get the eggs and Erayz from the Caltex at Wainuiomata and we were walking on the track by 8.45am.
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| Trapline fun with Iona and Andrew |
The wee streams near the car park were running high, so I was unsure how many traps we would get to check and rebait. It was slow going for me up the hill to the saddle. 1 hour and 8 mins. I can usually get there in an hour. But the rain made it slippery - even on the well formed track.
Due to the rain, we decided to do the trapline backwards to normal. Instead of walking another hour from the saddle to UTS11, we'd drop off down the ridge to UTS1. That would be where the stream was at its lowest and we could walk down the stream and check for increased water flow. With easy out back up to the saddle if needs be.
UTS1 2 and 3 were ok. UTS4 had a rat in it. But UTS5 and 6 needed some linked up stream crossings. Andrew took Iona and me over separately. It was not scary yet but it was getting to that stage. I could hear rocks moving along the stream bed from time to time. Quite a bit of water in the stream by then. Iona and I watched Andrew scouting the stream to see if we could get across for UTS7. I was like: If he thinks we can get over that, I will be very alarmed. Hahah. Readers: he did not think that.
We decided to climb up out of the stream and we hooked onto KZ trapline and back up to the main track.
We got back to the car just after 2pm. Took off the wettest of our clothes. Dropped the eggs back at the Caltex that we did not use. And off to the bakery and then 40WLW for a bit of lunch and a hot shower.
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| Cold and wet afterwards |
Dropped Iona at the airport for her 8pm flight and met Mike there. Chatted away to her before she headed down the concourse to her gate.
Saturday saw a lazy morning for us. It was also Shona and Sharon's birthday - happy birthday to them! Mike headed to see Janine's cushions she made with Polly and I met Sally at the gym for a weights session.
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| Moxley looking regal |
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| Smudge enjoys the sun |
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| Gym session |
Then Saturday night saw me and Mike off to the football. Sweden v Italy. I did not see a 4 nil drubbing coming Italy's way. But it was an excellent night. So many families there. We sat high in the stadium - row W, aisle 8.
Watched the All Blacks smash the Wallabies at the MCG. Then bed!
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| Cats of Greece |
Sunday saw us fix the trim on the car - yay! And cleaned the gutter by the front door and Mike drilled a hole to let the standing water drain away. Hope that works.
Then dropped the water blaster at 40WLW (saw JR briefly because he was visiting) and then off to meet Grant and Greg at Queensgate for Oppenheimer.
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| At Oppenheimer with Mike, Grant and Greg |
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| Go Football Ferns! |
Great movie but completely devoid of any female representation. No woman talked to any other woman at any stage.
Back home and watched the Football Ferns play Switzerland at Forsyth Barr stadium. They managed a nil all draw but with Norway smashing Philippines in Auckland 6-nil, a draw was not enough. They needed a win.
Wasn't happening. But the team did well. Deserved better results than the cruel nature of football handed them. And I reckon girls all over the country will put their hands up to play this sport now.
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| Andrew and Iona on the trapline walk |
Monday I am WFH. And it is wet. Again.
Hope your week is a good one.
Love,
Angela
