Week 16

Week beginning August 15th
Monday morning 8.20am staff meeting....and so the routine of being in school starts again. Monday is cold and wet (a bit like NIre cold) The rest of the country is suffering from large amounts of snow, but not us ! Ther is a flurry of snow in the morning and some studnts are allowed to go outside to experience. My class later that day are all chat about the snow. In other parts of the south island, life has stopped, with schools shops etc closed. while the rest of the country freezes, we enjoy really nice weather. Two weeks ago I saw daffodils in bloom, lambs are in the fields and there are moments when there is a spring feeling in the air. I cycled in shorts again this week and when the frosts melt there is warm sunshine.
This week I have worked more hours in the Wharfside, including saturday night when they had a band playing until late, when the owners left Lisa and I to look after the place and they went home ! We cashed up etc and left at 12.45am. Lisa was back in on Sunday morning by 9.45am and worked until 5pm. I got called in at 11am and worked until 3pm. The weather contributed to a busy sunday.
This week we made email contact with the people we are purchasing the house from. they unfortunately are not moving before the 30th Sept so that is the date we wil be reunited with all our stuff that has been in storage since it arrived here on the 30thnJune. We have bought a double bed from them and a 'weedeater'(heavy duty strimmer).
We went to garage sales on saturday morning. We bought essential items like an axe and a small bright PINK, wheelie bin ! On saturday afternoon Lisa went and did a club bike race while I went to Ecofest. It was a coolection of all things eco, including solar heating stands, eco housing etc. I did the unecological thing and came home with a forest of leaflets!!

New Zealand's latest world champions this week are the U19 underwater hockey team, who competed in Europe last week. I dont know how popular that sport it, but one of the local swimming pools have markings on the floor of the pool. Rugby world cup RWC as it is refered to here is reported on  almost every day. Less than 3 weeks to go and it seems like it is going to get to 24 7 rugby soon. If the ABs (All Blacks) dont win the RWC I there will be a world class anticlimax throughout the country.