Monday, December 08, 2008

Sunday 7th December 2008- The day is bright and sunny

A little late up this morning and so had a great bacon sandwich for breakfast.

Our usual morning walk along the beach and noticed that the Pohutakawa trees are beginning to show their glorious red flowers, it should be a great sight once they all flower.

It was really busy on the beachfront today with at least twelve cars parked along the one and half mile beachfront. Children were swimming in the sea and in the afternoon the sailing boats were out.

The Pohutakaw Tree in front of the School


Noel watched the Bolton-Chelsea game and it was really a walk over with Chelsea back to their great style of play.

It seems strange watching the football where you see all the spectators all dressed up against the cold and rain when we are sitting here in shorts and t-shirt.

Basically we had decided to have an easy day (again) but we are now considering to start getting out and about a bit more as the weather has significantly improved and we need sunscreen when going out.

Dillon from next door arrived with a plate full of fresh snapper which he had just caught and although we have plenty in the freezer we have decided to accept rather than disappoint him. We will have this on Monday night.

The lamb leg which we bought in Coopers Beach was excellent and after dinner we watched a film about the Iguazu Falls where our hosts Brian and Sheila have just been and said was a truly amazing sight.

David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy team were in Auckland playing an Oceania side and they beat them 3.0. The stadium was half empty and this was even after Wednesday when they announced a 2 for 1 ticket sale. There appears to be a lot of people coming to NZ over the next few months. “Top Gear Live” is on in February, as are ‘The Who’, Billy Connolly and Neil Young to mention just a few. We might go to the Billy Connolly event but it must tie up with our travel schedule when coming back from

the South island to the North Island on the way back to Taipa.

We haven’t booked yet but will need to make the decision soon.


This bus was parked opposite us and we liked its name