We have been made very welcome by Jo our neighbour for 30 years in Pine Walk and her family,- Nick, wife Jessica, son Fraser 10, daughter Bronny 8, twins Elspeth and Larna 6. Jo 80+ emigrated here three years ago to be near her son and his family. So far all our activities have been with them.
What do you do with a bunch of children when its too windy to sail Opis? You tie an Opi to a bouy and make them swim to it, untie it and bring it back!
Wellington is a clean and compact city. The national museum Te Papa is brilliant. It contains a mixture of natutal history, science and Dysney. The children love it and you could spend a week in it and still not see evrything. We saw a giant pickled squid, 4m long, a 3D film of life in the depths of the sea, we survived an earthquake in a wooden shack and we investigated the internation date line, which is not so far from here.
Then it was on to Laser Force. You get equiped with a harness and laser gun. Then enter a darkened maze and the idea is to shoot as many of the enemy as possible. My team was beaten by Frasers, but I got the highest score - thru being devious - he he he.
Friday Nick invited me to join the team of a racing yacht for the Wellington Friday night challenge. Really good fun in wind F2 to F6 around the enormous harbour. Sadly, the skipper wrapped it around a rather large iron navigation mark and we had to retire!
It was a beach day yesterday, went kayaking, swimming and finished with a BBQ at Nicks place with whole family and two cats.
I will try to upload more photos when at a PC with a broadband connection.
Bye for now.
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