Hi,
We had great fun celebrating Vivienne's birthday last night at the Flying Burrito Brothers. We need more birthdays so we can have the excuse to go out together more often!
Keas also went well. Mike exerted his authority on the keas schedule and we had roll call and activities and heard stories. Our area leader came in unannounced and I was so happy that it coincided with a quiet activity moment (all the Keas were drawing pictures of the flags of the countries where they were born). Usually frenetic activity is the norm. I am looking forward to next week as we are planting sunflower seeds in wee pots (ta Vivienne for the pots). I must get some potting mix.
I want to try and start Christmas shopping in earnest this week as I don't enjoy doing it at the last moment. Good luck with that idea!
Ok. Time to get stuck in once more.
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Paua Hut Family tramp
Paua Hut Family trip (Nov 7/8)
The group: Constanza, Christian, Gustave, Deborah, Daniel, Charlotte, Alice, Mike, Angela, Toby, Brennan.
What a wonderful weekend trip to Paua Hut. The weather was superb and we had enthusiastic children that loved the whole experience, helped by having each other as company and fireworks and chocolate snacks. More about that later.
We all met up at the Catchpool carpark on a beautiful Saturday morning at 10.30am. Constanza and Christian had organised this family tramp and had their 2 year old son, Gustave, along for the fun. He was a great wee boy and ran on his wee legs for a good portion on the walk and hopped into his mother's backpack when he needed a break. Deborah was there on her own and Gustave took a shine to her over the course of the weekend - his wee hugs and antics making Deborah laugh often.
Daniel came with his two girls, Charlotte (6) and Alice (4) and the mountain buggy with their stuff in it. The mountain buggy manufacturers would have been proud to see the sterling service this model did in carrying all the gear (a huge Macpac backpack and a huge drysack) for Daniel's family.
Mike and I turned up with one less child than expected (she was sick), but our son Toby (6) had his friend Brennan (8) along as company and they both had a ball. Toby and Brennan carried quite a bit of their stuff in day packs and reduced the load on me and Mike. That left plenty of room for a box of fireworks. Choice!
We left the carpark at 11am (it does take a while to organise children) and started into the forest. The weather was lovely and warm and the shade below the trees was welcome. We made good time to Midway Bridge where we stopped for lunch number 1. The children played trolls under the bridge while we ate lunch. Other walkers seemed hardly fazed by it at all. Lucky for us, eh?
By the time we burst out into the river valley Gustave was asleep on his mother's back so Constanza continued to the hut while we waited for the others. They had taken a short side trip to the old hut 10 minutes from the river (I don't remember the name of it) so we waited for a wee while. The walk down the river valley took almost as long as the track from the carpark. Not too sure how that happened - children, water, mud, stones, drift wood. They are all of great interest to the kids. I caught my son trying to strip off for a swim at one point. I was last at Paua Hut at the start of autumn and I am sure I could see quite a bit of recent scouring from the winter waters as we walked down the river. There was a slip below Paua Hut on the clay cliff bank that wasn't there last time.
We caught up with another trip to Paua Hut - Melissa was leading a medium trip of keen trampers. They pitched their fly not too far from the hut.
Once we were at Paua Hut, Christian declared the water full of wriggly things and promptly boiled up a few kettle loads. Can't be too careful with children's tummies. The kids explored around and played in the hut and on the rope swing while we started dinner. Christian cooked up a storm and we ate paste with tomato and vege sauce. Everyone had a healthy appetite. Mike prepared trifle for dessert and that went down a treat too.
We then waited for the darkness to kick in so we could set off some fireworks. Melissa's group had fireworks as well. They had also started a great campfire so we used that as our base and the kids got stuck in with sparklers. This kept them going for ages until it was truly dark. Then we let off scores of fireworks. Poor wee Gustave took a while to settle in the hut during the fireworks display so his parents missed most of the fun. I hoped there were no hunters stalking anything within cooee of our location. They would not be happy with us.
The kids were late into bed and after the excitement and novelty of it all died down, they all slept very well. The adults stayed up trying to re-design the trip list form to accommodate the extra information family trips require and discussing favourite German and English words. The things you do when there is no television, eh? Turns out that Constanza likes saying the word "photographer" and I like saying the word "Schluessel". We fell into bed and I was comatose almost immediately. Apparently Gustave woke during the night and his parents were concerned he may have woken us up. Not me! Didn't hear a thing all night.
In the morning we discovered something else was most definitely up and about during the night - it wasn't just Gustave and Christian. Melissa's pack had a huge hole gnawed into it from a cheeky rat. The muesli proved too enticing for the rats. Her pack was in the lean-to because they were all sleeping under the fly. So, be careful leaving your gear there overnight - perhaps keep your food with you! Melissa will be popping in to get her pack fixed after her next tramp!
My breakfast was leftover yummy pasta (there were a few other takers too). Mike seemed happy polishing off the last of the trifle for his breakfast. No wonder he had energy to burn on the way home. We were all packed up and ready to leave by 10am. There was a light misty rain at times but within 20 minutes from the hut the sun was out and we had a lovely walk back to the car park. The children walked much faster back to the car than they did getting to the hut. We had lunch again at Midway Bridge and there was more troll action happening under the bridge. We popped out into the car park bathed in sunshine and happy with the weekend. What a lot of fun. Toby and Brennan were very happy with their adventure. That is what counts on a
family tramping trip.
The group: Constanza, Christian, Gustave, Deborah, Daniel, Charlotte, Alice, Mike, Angela, Toby, Brennan.
What a wonderful weekend trip to Paua Hut. The weather was superb and we had enthusiastic children that loved the whole experience, helped by having each other as company and fireworks and chocolate snacks. More about that later.
We all met up at the Catchpool carpark on a beautiful Saturday morning at 10.30am. Constanza and Christian had organised this family tramp and had their 2 year old son, Gustave, along for the fun. He was a great wee boy and ran on his wee legs for a good portion on the walk and hopped into his mother's backpack when he needed a break. Deborah was there on her own and Gustave took a shine to her over the course of the weekend - his wee hugs and antics making Deborah laugh often.
Daniel came with his two girls, Charlotte (6) and Alice (4) and the mountain buggy with their stuff in it. The mountain buggy manufacturers would have been proud to see the sterling service this model did in carrying all the gear (a huge Macpac backpack and a huge drysack) for Daniel's family.
Mike and I turned up with one less child than expected (she was sick), but our son Toby (6) had his friend Brennan (8) along as company and they both had a ball. Toby and Brennan carried quite a bit of their stuff in day packs and reduced the load on me and Mike. That left plenty of room for a box of fireworks. Choice!
We left the carpark at 11am (it does take a while to organise children) and started into the forest. The weather was lovely and warm and the shade below the trees was welcome. We made good time to Midway Bridge where we stopped for lunch number 1. The children played trolls under the bridge while we ate lunch. Other walkers seemed hardly fazed by it at all. Lucky for us, eh?
By the time we burst out into the river valley Gustave was asleep on his mother's back so Constanza continued to the hut while we waited for the others. They had taken a short side trip to the old hut 10 minutes from the river (I don't remember the name of it) so we waited for a wee while. The walk down the river valley took almost as long as the track from the carpark. Not too sure how that happened - children, water, mud, stones, drift wood. They are all of great interest to the kids. I caught my son trying to strip off for a swim at one point. I was last at Paua Hut at the start of autumn and I am sure I could see quite a bit of recent scouring from the winter waters as we walked down the river. There was a slip below Paua Hut on the clay cliff bank that wasn't there last time.
We caught up with another trip to Paua Hut - Melissa was leading a medium trip of keen trampers. They pitched their fly not too far from the hut.
Once we were at Paua Hut, Christian declared the water full of wriggly things and promptly boiled up a few kettle loads. Can't be too careful with children's tummies. The kids explored around and played in the hut and on the rope swing while we started dinner. Christian cooked up a storm and we ate paste with tomato and vege sauce. Everyone had a healthy appetite. Mike prepared trifle for dessert and that went down a treat too.
We then waited for the darkness to kick in so we could set off some fireworks. Melissa's group had fireworks as well. They had also started a great campfire so we used that as our base and the kids got stuck in with sparklers. This kept them going for ages until it was truly dark. Then we let off scores of fireworks. Poor wee Gustave took a while to settle in the hut during the fireworks display so his parents missed most of the fun. I hoped there were no hunters stalking anything within cooee of our location. They would not be happy with us.
The kids were late into bed and after the excitement and novelty of it all died down, they all slept very well. The adults stayed up trying to re-design the trip list form to accommodate the extra information family trips require and discussing favourite German and English words. The things you do when there is no television, eh? Turns out that Constanza likes saying the word "photographer" and I like saying the word "Schluessel". We fell into bed and I was comatose almost immediately. Apparently Gustave woke during the night and his parents were concerned he may have woken us up. Not me! Didn't hear a thing all night.
In the morning we discovered something else was most definitely up and about during the night - it wasn't just Gustave and Christian. Melissa's pack had a huge hole gnawed into it from a cheeky rat. The muesli proved too enticing for the rats. Her pack was in the lean-to because they were all sleeping under the fly. So, be careful leaving your gear there overnight - perhaps keep your food with you! Melissa will be popping in to get her pack fixed after her next tramp!
My breakfast was leftover yummy pasta (there were a few other takers too). Mike seemed happy polishing off the last of the trifle for his breakfast. No wonder he had energy to burn on the way home. We were all packed up and ready to leave by 10am. There was a light misty rain at times but within 20 minutes from the hut the sun was out and we had a lovely walk back to the car park. The children walked much faster back to the car than they did getting to the hut. We had lunch again at Midway Bridge and there was more troll action happening under the bridge. We popped out into the car park bathed in sunshine and happy with the weekend. What a lot of fun. Toby and Brennan were very happy with their adventure. That is what counts on a
family tramping trip.
Good morning on Mon, Nov 9
Hi there,
Happy birthday to Vivienne! But, shhhhhhh. Don't let her know we know. ;-)
I was sick on Friday so had the day at home - my mother came over to make sure I was ok. Isn't that nice? We had a good time together and I perked up by about 2pm so I was good for the weekend tramp.
Toby and I had all our plans go awry though for our sleepover at Sally and Andrew's place. We were supposed to take the little green car there. So I grabbed the Mazda car keys and locked the house and we wandered up to the garage. Then I noticed we had no Mazda garage keys on the key chain (there were many keys on it - but nothing useful). So I thought I'd pop back into the house to get the other set of keys. Then I noticed how truly useful this set of car keys really was - no house key either. I looked at Toby. Toby looked at me. Toby said we could take the silver car. No silver car garage key (or car key). Then he said we could walk to Sally's. True. But, no!
So we wandered around the house looking for an open window. We found one and I boosted Toby up to this tiny, high window and he squirmed and wriggled and contorted his wee body through the gap and down the other side to the window ledge. What a hero! he opened the door and we grabbed as many keys as we might need!
Back to the car. Opened the garage. Jumped in, put the roof down (it was a lovely day). Started the car. Or not! Nothing. Just click-click-click.
Back into the house. Contact Sally to say our plans have all gone wrong (Toby's assessment of it all), contact Mike. Mike comes home and we push start the car with me and Toby in it and we're off to Sally and Andrew's. Just a little later.
So, we had a good time there (we both slept in the same single bed - it was not very comfy for me). Mike arrived with Brennan and Maccas for brekkie and we were off. Chelsea was still sick and couldn't come. We walked into Paua Hut taking 4 hours instead of the usual 2. But we did have a mountain buggy full of stuff with us, two wee girls (6 and 4) and a wee lad of about 2. Toby and Brennan loved the walk. The trip was superb! Dinner was great. I got to practise lots of German - I talk really well to 2 year olds.
We set off fireworks after dinner and the kids had a ball. Toby was up very late (as were all the kids) but he slept well and was the last child to wake up. We had breakfast and tidied up and we left to wander back. It didn't take as long to get back to the car and we came out to glorious sunshine after a little rain at the hut (well, you could hardly notice).
We collected the green car from Sally and Andrew's place (thank you for keeping it safe for us) and Mike drove it home enjoying the nice weather. Brennan came to play for a bit longer with Toby at our place and then he went home. We ate spag bol and crashed into bed. What a great weekend.
Kea night tonight. I need to find wee pot plant holders (5 of them) for the Keas to plant out sunflower seeds in their own wee pot (it's an activity this term and we got the sunflower seeds in the mail from my mother!). I think they are learning about "growing" - a key Kea concept. But tonight we'll do a rubbish collage while I sort out the wee pots for next week.
Mike is away this weekend coming to Sydney. And he's away most of the next week. So I'll be busy dropping off and collecting wee Toby. Work will hardly see me. :-)
Have a marvellous week.
Love,
Angela
Happy birthday to Vivienne! But, shhhhhhh. Don't let her know we know. ;-)
I was sick on Friday so had the day at home - my mother came over to make sure I was ok. Isn't that nice? We had a good time together and I perked up by about 2pm so I was good for the weekend tramp.
Toby and I had all our plans go awry though for our sleepover at Sally and Andrew's place. We were supposed to take the little green car there. So I grabbed the Mazda car keys and locked the house and we wandered up to the garage. Then I noticed we had no Mazda garage keys on the key chain (there were many keys on it - but nothing useful). So I thought I'd pop back into the house to get the other set of keys. Then I noticed how truly useful this set of car keys really was - no house key either. I looked at Toby. Toby looked at me. Toby said we could take the silver car. No silver car garage key (or car key). Then he said we could walk to Sally's. True. But, no!
So we wandered around the house looking for an open window. We found one and I boosted Toby up to this tiny, high window and he squirmed and wriggled and contorted his wee body through the gap and down the other side to the window ledge. What a hero! he opened the door and we grabbed as many keys as we might need!
Back to the car. Opened the garage. Jumped in, put the roof down (it was a lovely day). Started the car. Or not! Nothing. Just click-click-click.
Back into the house. Contact Sally to say our plans have all gone wrong (Toby's assessment of it all), contact Mike. Mike comes home and we push start the car with me and Toby in it and we're off to Sally and Andrew's. Just a little later.
So, we had a good time there (we both slept in the same single bed - it was not very comfy for me). Mike arrived with Brennan and Maccas for brekkie and we were off. Chelsea was still sick and couldn't come. We walked into Paua Hut taking 4 hours instead of the usual 2. But we did have a mountain buggy full of stuff with us, two wee girls (6 and 4) and a wee lad of about 2. Toby and Brennan loved the walk. The trip was superb! Dinner was great. I got to practise lots of German - I talk really well to 2 year olds.
We set off fireworks after dinner and the kids had a ball. Toby was up very late (as were all the kids) but he slept well and was the last child to wake up. We had breakfast and tidied up and we left to wander back. It didn't take as long to get back to the car and we came out to glorious sunshine after a little rain at the hut (well, you could hardly notice).
We collected the green car from Sally and Andrew's place (thank you for keeping it safe for us) and Mike drove it home enjoying the nice weather. Brennan came to play for a bit longer with Toby at our place and then he went home. We ate spag bol and crashed into bed. What a great weekend.
Kea night tonight. I need to find wee pot plant holders (5 of them) for the Keas to plant out sunflower seeds in their own wee pot (it's an activity this term and we got the sunflower seeds in the mail from my mother!). I think they are learning about "growing" - a key Kea concept. But tonight we'll do a rubbish collage while I sort out the wee pots for next week.
Mike is away this weekend coming to Sydney. And he's away most of the next week. So I'll be busy dropping off and collecting wee Toby. Work will hardly see me. :-)
Have a marvellous week.
Love,
Angela
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Good morning on Thurs, Nov 5
Hi,
Guy Fawkes Day here in New Zealand and Mike bought some fireworks last night on the way home. With sparklers (I like sparklers).
Karate went well last night - there is another grading in three weeks so Toby is knuckling down. Mum cooked a beautiful dinner (a new dish - chicken with rice baked in the oven) and it was yum! Dad got cream on his apple crumble (the groceries were delivered as we were leaving for karate so dessert was on the menu once again!). It all came together.
The weather is very odd. We seem to have permanent cloud. I don't think it rained - I just think we were enveloped in low cloud. It is supposed to be 18 and sunny later today. Fingers crossed. I enjoyed the ride down the hill but the roads were a little damp from the cloud touching the road. Honest! Heheheheh.
I bought some more tramping socks for Toby on Tuesday but I bought according to age and when I got them back at work for a good look, I realised he has bigger feet than the packet suggests. So I need to exchange them.
I have also got a fancy (very fancy) new cellphone. http://www.vodafone.co.nz/shop/mobileDetails.jsp?skuId=sku5450013&voucherCode=&menuKey=&selectionKey=mobile This is my new phone. I have only just started using it this morning so I am still finding my way. I think I have set it to silent for work. I hate cellphones ringing in the office when people have left them behind. Mike bought it for me. He's angling for a work phone.
So, very exciting times. Off to the Wadestown library after a quick dinner tonight. Spag bol. Toby seems to have gone off it since he returned from Sydney. What did they do to it there? Heheheheheheh.
Love,
Angela
Guy Fawkes Day here in New Zealand and Mike bought some fireworks last night on the way home. With sparklers (I like sparklers).
Karate went well last night - there is another grading in three weeks so Toby is knuckling down. Mum cooked a beautiful dinner (a new dish - chicken with rice baked in the oven) and it was yum! Dad got cream on his apple crumble (the groceries were delivered as we were leaving for karate so dessert was on the menu once again!). It all came together.
The weather is very odd. We seem to have permanent cloud. I don't think it rained - I just think we were enveloped in low cloud. It is supposed to be 18 and sunny later today. Fingers crossed. I enjoyed the ride down the hill but the roads were a little damp from the cloud touching the road. Honest! Heheheheh.
I bought some more tramping socks for Toby on Tuesday but I bought according to age and when I got them back at work for a good look, I realised he has bigger feet than the packet suggests. So I need to exchange them.
I have also got a fancy (very fancy) new cellphone. http://www.vodafone.co.nz/shop/mobileDetails.jsp?skuId=sku5450013&voucherCode=&menuKey=&selectionKey=mobile This is my new phone. I have only just started using it this morning so I am still finding my way. I think I have set it to silent for work. I hate cellphones ringing in the office when people have left them behind. Mike bought it for me. He's angling for a work phone.
So, very exciting times. Off to the Wadestown library after a quick dinner tonight. Spag bol. Toby seems to have gone off it since he returned from Sydney. What did they do to it there? Heheheheheheh.
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Good morning on Wed, Nov 4
Hi,
We had a great Melbourne Cup day. My excitement rustled up a work sweep (got zip) and I went to the TAB to place three bets for me, Mike and Toby (got zip). Could only watch the Cup with no sound (better than the radio feed I found - maybe). But it was great fun.
Rode home after it to collect wee Toby so we were running later than usual all evening. Cooked dinner and went to ride Toby's bike and scooter at school. We played there for ages then home to bed. Action-packed. No TV (but a few minutes on Club Penguin as Toby met Zoe online and chatted on the phone to her). Tuesdays are now no TV (or computers) night.
That's it really. Busy at work. Same as usual. Toby has tennis and karate today. I think Ma and Pa will pop over to collect him and cook up tea for us all. Yum!
Love,
Angela
We had a great Melbourne Cup day. My excitement rustled up a work sweep (got zip) and I went to the TAB to place three bets for me, Mike and Toby (got zip). Could only watch the Cup with no sound (better than the radio feed I found - maybe). But it was great fun.
Rode home after it to collect wee Toby so we were running later than usual all evening. Cooked dinner and went to ride Toby's bike and scooter at school. We played there for ages then home to bed. Action-packed. No TV (but a few minutes on Club Penguin as Toby met Zoe online and chatted on the phone to her). Tuesdays are now no TV (or computers) night.
That's it really. Busy at work. Same as usual. Toby has tennis and karate today. I think Ma and Pa will pop over to collect him and cook up tea for us all. Yum!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Good morning on Tues, Nov 3
Hi,
They tell me it is going to be beautiful here this afternoon but this morning we're in a cloud of fine, fine drizzle. I took the bus in because I took the car home for Keas yesterday while Mike attended the tramping club summer planning session. He is in to lead 4 or 5 trips over the summer. Woo hoo!
Karen said it will be 37C in the part of Sydney she lives in. Wow! Amazing weather. I think I'd melt. I wore a t-shirt all yesterday evening at Keas in a beautiful 14 or 15C evening. 37 would kill me I am sure. Keas was great fun. We read all about the kea bird and Toby told them about the Kea attacking my backpack and showed everyone the hole the kea pecked in my backpack. I must bring it in to get it fixed. Maybe next week after Paua Hut tramping this weekend.
Ok. Time to get stuck in. I'm off to the TAB to place my bets for the Melbourne Cup in a few hours. Toby, Mike and I have picked horses 4, 6 and 10. And I think I have generated enough enthusiasm for a sweep here at work. Alright!
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
They tell me it is going to be beautiful here this afternoon but this morning we're in a cloud of fine, fine drizzle. I took the bus in because I took the car home for Keas yesterday while Mike attended the tramping club summer planning session. He is in to lead 4 or 5 trips over the summer. Woo hoo!
Karen said it will be 37C in the part of Sydney she lives in. Wow! Amazing weather. I think I'd melt. I wore a t-shirt all yesterday evening at Keas in a beautiful 14 or 15C evening. 37 would kill me I am sure. Keas was great fun. We read all about the kea bird and Toby told them about the Kea attacking my backpack and showed everyone the hole the kea pecked in my backpack. I must bring it in to get it fixed. Maybe next week after Paua Hut tramping this weekend.
Ok. Time to get stuck in. I'm off to the TAB to place my bets for the Melbourne Cup in a few hours. Toby, Mike and I have picked horses 4, 6 and 10. And I think I have generated enough enthusiasm for a sweep here at work. Alright!
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, November 2, 2009
Good morning on Mon, Nov 2
Hi,
Nov 2nd eh? Must be Jupiter's birthday (our old dog - and I still miss him) today and Melbourne Cup tomorrow. Woo hoo! Better sort out a bet for me, Mike and Toby.
The weekend was great fun and quite busy. We went swimming on Saturday morning and Toby swam very, very well and listened very well. Good on him. After that we went to Sally and Andrew's house to fix their computer (C drive full and emails not coming down due to lack of space) and ride bikes (Toby - well, he rode for about 3 m and decided he wouldn't do it anymore) and have lunch. It was very pleasant.
Then a rush home after Mike made vegetarian lasagne (his best dish!) at Sally and Andrew's place to save time. We dropped Toby off at William's party and dropped the lasagne off at our party then rushed home to pack Toby's overnight bag and sort out a Halloween costume for him. He got a sheet with eyeholes and when Mike dropped off his bag and costume (and William's present), Toby was overjoyed to have his own costume. Better keep that for next year.
We went to our party after that - Christine's great Halloween party. Yummy food, good company. I enjoyed it. Then Mike and I went home and watched The Pianist for a sobering late evening. We had no idea what it was about so to find a good movie about horrible events in Poland was a bit shocking. So when the movie finished at midnight we watched Time Team to stop us thinking about it all. Didn't work. Mike and I both had dreams affected by the movie. I was hunted all night and Mike seemed to be constantly shifting in his dream.
Sunday we went and got wee Toby and Chelsea turned up at our place. We got ready for Kea Day and wandered out to Aotea Lagoon. We had a good day. Toby was so tired after staying up "all night". Our activity was just the right one - not too busy. We had some that loved it. And we sat in the sunshine all day doing almost nothing while the kids ran around like mad things. It was great!
A relaxing evening was had by us as Toby was exhausted. So, all good.
Phew! The ride in was lovely this morning - a strong tail wind. Off to Keas tonight.
:-)
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Nov 2nd eh? Must be Jupiter's birthday (our old dog - and I still miss him) today and Melbourne Cup tomorrow. Woo hoo! Better sort out a bet for me, Mike and Toby.
The weekend was great fun and quite busy. We went swimming on Saturday morning and Toby swam very, very well and listened very well. Good on him. After that we went to Sally and Andrew's house to fix their computer (C drive full and emails not coming down due to lack of space) and ride bikes (Toby - well, he rode for about 3 m and decided he wouldn't do it anymore) and have lunch. It was very pleasant.
Then a rush home after Mike made vegetarian lasagne (his best dish!) at Sally and Andrew's place to save time. We dropped Toby off at William's party and dropped the lasagne off at our party then rushed home to pack Toby's overnight bag and sort out a Halloween costume for him. He got a sheet with eyeholes and when Mike dropped off his bag and costume (and William's present), Toby was overjoyed to have his own costume. Better keep that for next year.
We went to our party after that - Christine's great Halloween party. Yummy food, good company. I enjoyed it. Then Mike and I went home and watched The Pianist for a sobering late evening. We had no idea what it was about so to find a good movie about horrible events in Poland was a bit shocking. So when the movie finished at midnight we watched Time Team to stop us thinking about it all. Didn't work. Mike and I both had dreams affected by the movie. I was hunted all night and Mike seemed to be constantly shifting in his dream.
Sunday we went and got wee Toby and Chelsea turned up at our place. We got ready for Kea Day and wandered out to Aotea Lagoon. We had a good day. Toby was so tired after staying up "all night". Our activity was just the right one - not too busy. We had some that loved it. And we sat in the sunshine all day doing almost nothing while the kids ran around like mad things. It was great!
A relaxing evening was had by us as Toby was exhausted. So, all good.
Phew! The ride in was lovely this morning - a strong tail wind. Off to Keas tonight.
:-)
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
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