12th – 15th June
Bhavni had a full week of work, I on the other hand did not.
16th June
With Bhavni at work, I went to the gliding club and after a morning of winter lectures by David about meteorology we went out to fly. It was quite a blustery day with easterly, but nevertheless I got into a single seater and managed to have a short flight (straight into -8kt). Thats what happens in easterlies at Drury, even with the nice sunny looking days.
18th June
We were both home as Bhavni had a day off. What comes in the post – the proof that Bhavni is now British – her passport.
19th June
Another day when Bhavni was not at work, so we went to the Motat. Its right near the zoo and Western Springs Park, spread over two sites. It was free entry for June. We went to the first site, which was the main site having exhibitions of older cars and trams as well as information about Sir Edmond Hillery and his explorations. We were amused by the first “ride” which was more of a childrens ride where there were a old Chinese couple who could not understand that they were not meant to sit in the children seats. Bhavni got talking to one of the restorers for the vehicles, who I think was glad for the company and talked for quite a while. Eventually we managed to extricate our selves and went to the other site which housed planes and exhibitions about famous aviation people.
23rd June
In the afternoon we went for a long walk in Cornwall Park. Bhavni had a afternoon transport shift today and she had to do a pickup in a plane to Christchurch.
30th June
I picked up Bhavni from her night shift around about 10am and we went to straight to Drury. There were lectures going on, and we sat in for a while, but it was really cold, so we left early (Bhavni also was very tired). At home we just relaxed and had some guests come home – Bhavnis friends sister and her husband who had come to live here over 10 years ago. We had tea and cake (that Bhavni had made) and they recommended some shops for Indian supplies.
1st July
We were not sure what to do as the day was overcast, so I decided we should go to Point Chevalier, (after a detour to White Swann Rd to see where a shop was that the guests had recommended) where we had a walk on the beach at Coyle Park. The beach itself – not surprisingly – was quiet, but the playground near the car park was packed. We were feeling a little cold here near the sea, so we went a little inland to Western Springs park, parking on a hill on the side. The way to the park here was walking down through a quite nice forest path where we even saw an elephant from the zoo. The park was also quite busy (for Auckland standards), with lots of people enjoying the day with their families. We spent a quite a while in the park – circumnavigating the lake whilst having a lazy walk and enjoying the views.
2nd July
It was a cold day at home, but I got a phone call saying that I had a job
3rd July
My first day at work – for SiteHost
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