urban gypsy...

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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Mosied on down to the Harbour Festival for a mooch around with Lex and our families on Saturday. Went for a nosey on The Spirit of Adventure which was somewhat overshadowed by the sighting of a couple of penguins swimming around the docks... ahem, sorry, harbour. Then we went for a drink as it was a blistering hot and sweaty day. Then we tried to board the N.Z.
Navy frigate but a big man with an even bigger gun told us they'd closed for the day. None of us saw fit to argue with him and so we found solice in another cafe and fed the children. After that we tested our guts on a huge(ish) Ferris Wheel... and then went to an Irish bar for a drink to calm our unsteady nerves. Would simply love to show you all the photos but *sigh* haven't had the film developed yet, and then what with having to scan them in and... yawn. Think yourselves lucky you've been spared that's all I can say.

Lex and I tried to have a drink in the hip and trendy Minus 5, a bar made entirely from ice. You had to donn these big, smelly coats, Russian-style fur hats and furry boots and pay a tenner for the privilege. Y'get a free vodka drink but we didn't get further than the front desk. We only went for nosey but you can't see anything of any interest from there, just a whole bunch of merchandising. How naff. But I fancy going now. Will probably leave it for one of those rainy day weekends when I can never think of anything fun to do. Remind me, won't you, when winter comes and I'm whinging about what to do.

Sunday was spent lozzing around but then we saw the amazing fireworks put on as part of the aforementioned Harbour Festival. Beautiful to watch and a fantastic atmosphere too. Kiwi's are far more family orientated than the Brits and it was a great family night out. It was a lovely, calm night too which made a pleasant change. As it is, the weather is absolutely unbearably humid. I guess it couldn't really be anything else living in Auckland! It isn't as bad as when we lived in the Middle East: that was so debilitating and tiresome. It was so hard to motivate yourself to do anything there. Thankfully Auckland isn't as bad but it's still sticky and night time is horrendous - none of us can sleep. Sproglet B gets the fan first as she's the youngest, then Sproglet A. Once he's asleep we bring it into the lounge then we can slob on the sofa and watch a bit of telly in relative comfort before bringing it to bed with us. If possible, we'd have a threesome.

Yesterday was Auckland's Anniversary Day so The Hubster was off work. We joined Lex and her family for a tanning session down at Bethells (think Xena: Warrior Princess). I'm not too bad, not too pink. Sproglet A had his rash vest and long shorts on so only his forearms went a bit pink... but they're a lovely chestnut shade today so we won't worry about him. Sproglet B has strap marks on her shoulders. Should be thankful that's all she got as she has pastey white skin like me and I too have strap marks. And a burnt outer thigh. WFT? The Hubster looks like a Ribena Berry! lol. He usually goes brown but his skin must be thinning or something... I tell yer, the sun down under is lethal. He got all chaffed whilst body surfing on his Dora the Explorer boogie board and spent last night, legs akimbo with nappy rash cream on his nether regions! Hehehe.

- urban gypsy [5:20 pm]
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Urban Gypsy

30-odd year old mum of two

England - Saudi Arabia - New Zealand

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When you run so fast to get somewhere
you miss the fun of getting there. Life is not a race, so take it slower, hear the music before the music is over, take your time and stay happy...

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`new house (in Oz)
`less housework
`new shoes
`less bills
`new knickers
`smooth, tanned, glowing skin
`digital camera
`an iPod nano