In the morning we went to the local Waste Transfer Station, incidentally the signpost for this is just above the sign for the cemetery, any connection we wondered? Then we did some meat and fish shopping for the next couple of days. On the way back we went to look at the Doubtful Bay Villas. http://www.doubtlessbayvillas.co.nz/
We thought these villas were for sale but in fact they are for rent, great view although they look a little stark on the outside but it is a new development.
It was raining the complete day however by mid afternoon we decided to brave the weather and put on our rain jackets and trousers and then proceeded to get blown to bits.
We did our usual walk but on the way back we had to try and miss the very strong winds and squally rain which lashed down. It was not cold but just very wet and it was at this point we discovered that our trousers and jackets are perhaps not quite rainwear but more suitable for lesser weather.
We had Blue Nose fish and chips for dinner with a bottle of wine, very pleasant and tried to watch the TV but the wind in the evening was so strong we kept losing some of the satellite signals and we nearly had to watch Coronation Street. Uh!
I was very disappointed, nay shocked, by the English Rugby Teams terrible defeat in the hands of the South Africans, appalling and somebody should get kicked or next time we should spike the opponent’s drinks.
We have started listening to BBC radio on the web, and yesterday evening we were listening to Chris Evans last Friday 21 November Drive time show and of course the traffic news. As usual the M25 was a car park. Well on Sunday when with Steve and Mary for afternoon tea we were talking about traffic, there really is none here, and the most exiting thing to happen recently was on Taipa Bridge
which has a priority one way system as it only wide enough for one car. The following happened. A lady in a hurry in a sports car should have waited at the end of the bridge but she barged down the road only to be met by oncoming traffic. She should have reversed to resolve the problem but during the ensuing discussion for her to reverse she got very upset and got back in to her car, took out the ignition keys and threw them in the river. Needless to say this created quite a problem and caused a really major traffic jam, for here that is, eight cars on one side of the bridge and twelve on the other side and it was also reported in the local paper due to the serious jam it caused. And this event was also talked about for months afterwards. Wow!
Let’s hope the tropical depression moves on quickly.
