The Sinclairs left this morning. It was misty, with a damp feel when they left, but I knew there would be sunshine not very far away. They were heading up throught the Lindis Pass into the Mckenzie High Country. These pictures are from their trip down, but I'm guessing it will still look like this, as it is usually above the clouds. It's a pretty remote place to live, but fantastic. Roddy was planning a wee dip in some thermal pools he knows of, near The Lewis Pass. Robbi is still coming to terms with the concept of taking clothes off outside in winter, instead of putting more on.
I worked hard for 5hrs and then got a call from Meg to say she was too late to walk to work as she thought I would have been home. Indeed I would have if Mary's girls moved a wee bit faster.(apart from Sarsh from Oz, who works like a Trojan) I can't remember if I was like that at 22. Probably, but if Mary told me I wasn't moving fast enough (on a daily basis), I would certainly have sorted myself out. They are nice girls, but they couldn't really give a toss. It was a little ironic to cut my own work short (by about 10mins) in order to help Meg achieve a 25hr week! By the time she works her 7.5hrs tomorrow, that is what she will have done, if you count Sat to Sat inclusive. I will have worked about 10hrs. And she doesn't even have to pay rent.
Everyone is talking about the earthquake......."where were you when the quake happened?" Apparently it is the biggest recorded in the world this year and about the 2nd biggest in NZ's history. Spook is still talking about being a 'survivor'.
Poor wee Finn is foot loose and fancy free tomorrow morning and we haven't quite worked out a plan of action for him tomorrow as all three members of his family are working. Of course, I will be home long before Meg. I have booked Amigo's for dinner tomorrow night to celebrate Meg's 14th. And I've booked tickets for Harry Potter on Monday. It has been a long time since we all went to The Paradiso.
grateful for:
a loan from Meg, should she ever be so kind.
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