Hope that you are all well and have enjoyed some sunshine this summer. Two dumps of snow down to sea-level in 3 weeks was a bit much, I felt. A view not shared by the younger members of the family, surprisingly! One of the olive trees fell down in the last "arctic event" so I have been busy cutting it up. A fair bit of garden re-organisation this year, I guess.
A fair few sore throats around within the family but I have survived so far. It is meant to be Spring and another cold snap is due. As long as the sky is blue I can survive (and the heating of course). We change the clocks in a couple of weeks so it will feel like summer is coming. Sorry folks - that means the opposite for you all over there.
Rain forest, Nile River.
World Cup fever abounds (Rugby for those not into the sport.) No games here in Christchurch, obviously, but there is a Fanzone for those who want it. Now who am I supporting??? The All Blacks! Sorry England, but I do support you when you are not playing the ABs. And Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Pancake Rocks Punakaiki
I have just been on a little jaunt over to the West Coast. Considering that they have so much rain we were lucky and the worst of the precipitation was overnight. It wasn't exactly sunny until the day we were coming home!!!
"Dorothy"
Twenty two on the coach so not crowded and many of the other passengers I had met before. We had a train ride into the rain forest, saw the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki and, having donned hi-vis jackets and a hard hat went into a coal mine. Quite an experience - a Hewer earned 3d a ton in the 1880s! The shovel was heavy without the coal on it and it had to be lifted up quite high to fill the tub. Add to that the dark and the wet - what a life!
"The Miner!!"
I will leave you with a few photos. Until next time, take care.
Much love Carol xxx
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