A busy day

First thing I did was put the TV on to see the news on Japan. So terrible and the pictures of the tsunami are just amazing. Poor people.

After my shower, which was very late, I had breakfast and made eggy bread for Heather.

I was just about to take Totty out when Jon arrived back from the airport so we went out together to the park.

When we got back we went for a coffee. Heather didn't come with us as she wanted to speak to the boy who bought her car as she saw on FB that he said it was broken. She has found out the head gasket is broken and feels really bad about it as it is going to cost a lot to have it repaired. We suggested that she reduce the payments for the car. She has already had £400 from him and was due another £400 at the end of next month which we think she was very lucky to get. She said she was thinking of doing that anyway. I think £600 would be a fairer price for the car anyway.

We went for coffee and had a walk around the town and when we got back Heather said she would like to take us out for lunch so off we went to The Mount. We had a nice lunch in a bar and then walked down to the beach. The National Surf Lifesavers Championships were on at the Mount. They had been quickly transferred from Christchurch after the quake but unfortunately, due to the tsunami warning people could not go into the water. It was a little rough but no more than some normal days.

We walked around the base track which I thought was still closed due to the slips after the awful rain they had when we were in the UK. We got nearly all the way around and then came across a sign which said 'No entry, threat of death' and there was a big slip so much to Heather's disgust we had to turn back.

We had a paddle in some rock pools on the way back which was nice and then we saw a wedding taking place on the beach. A Maori man was blowing a huge shell which sounded like a horn and it announced the arrival of the bride. It was all set out with chairs and ribbons and bows and the bride looked beautiful in a lovely dress. The bridesmaids all carried parasols, it was really pretty. The bride must have been in a real panic last night when she heard about the tsunami warning!

We walked back to the car and had an ice cream on the way and then we got home and had a cup of tea.

We decided to go out to see the stock car racing tonight so we had fish and chips as we missed it last night. I have had a very easy week for cooking this week.

The racing was a lot of fun and Heather really enjoyed it but you get covered in red dust from the track. Hopefully we can take Kirsty and James to a meeting as I think they would like it,too.

Back home by 10.00 and it is now time for bed.

WEATHER

Bright and sunny 26 degrees