On Tuesday we caught the bus in to town. The interesting thing is that on Monday night Margi went on to her laptop, put in her address and then the website told us which was the closest busstop to the house. We walked there by a new route taking a bridge over the railway lines, and waited only 10 minutes or so for a bus. It took about 40 minutes to take us to town. We told the bus driver which stop Margi had suggested, but he said the next one would be better, then a young lady sitting in front of us told us we should get off at the hospital. While chatting a young man sitting oposite us heard our accents, and said he grew up in Cape Town, and although he had lived in Auckland for 7 years he is now living in Australia. Wayne Tucker, the son of another friend of ours, was his English teacher at Bishops. What a small world!
Once we got off the bus, we walked through the Auckland Domain (which is the word they use for 'park') and saw the winter gardens - which are very beautiful. We then walked up the top of the hill to the imposing museum building, which was built as a memorial to the men who lost their lives in the various wars. There is a large section devoted to the boer war too. The museum is 3 floors, and is very interesting. Margi then fetched us on her way home from work - lots and lots of traffic at that time of day.
Logan got bitten by a mozzie on his forehead and his hand, and when he woke up on Wednesday morning he could hardly see out of his left eye, and his left hand was swollen to an enormous size. He was not a happy chappy, so he stayed home with us for the day. In the afternoon we walked up to Sylvia Park, and took him to a chemist there, but he said what we had been giving him was fine. Fortunately by the next day his eye had opened up somewhat, and today (Friday) he is almost right again.
On Wednesday evening we went to Margi's friend Grace (a Chinese lady) and her husband Scott ( a Scottish guy) and their 2 year old child Roy for a Steam Boat dinner. This is a typical chinese meal, being a pot on a gas burner, with a clear soup base inside. Then there is tofu, dumplings, beef balls. and very thin slices of pork and lamb meat, as well as bok choi, which we put in to the soup to cook before eating it. By the end of the meal you can put pre-cooked spaghetti in too, and eat it as a soup. Very different and tasty!
Yesterday we had a lazy day again, and were going to walk into Panmure in the afternoon, when it started raining. So we waited an hour or so, and then when the weather cleared we set off. We tried to find - unsuccesfully - a geocache, then bought some sticky fly papers from the $2 Chinese shops which Linsley has taken a great liking to. Margi hates flies and there are quite a few around here. On our way home the heavens opened up again and it poured down. We waited a bit to see if it would stop again, but eventually had to sms Margi - who was home from work by then - to please come to fetch us. We were mighty cold and wet by the time we got home!
Today, being Friday, Logan is home again, but so is Margi, as she went on leave yesterday till the 9th January. Andy's car has been making a noise, and he thought there was a stone caught in the wheel somewhere, but when Margi took it up to the garage today, they said he needed new brakes. We have been packing up to go away tomorrow to the Coromandels for Christmas. Andy's parents and brother will be joining us there too.
I am not sure when I will be blogging again, as I dont know what facilities we will have there, so we wish you all a very merry Christmas. Enjoy your time with your family and friends!
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