This weekend has been a success. It has been a holiday weekend, and remarkably, it has been sunny all three days. So no surprise, today has included the first sunburn so far this spring.
Importantly, today we managed to go to the Pencarrow lighthouse. It was the first functioning lighthouse in New Zealand. It is situated on the far side of the harbour from us,and requires a 8-9Km walk or cycle to get there along the coastal path. Today we finally made it-our third attempt.
Of note you will see from the photos that I was using a new bike. A nice blue one. Of considerable note is that I bought it last weekend, and it is the first new bike I have ever had: I have had to wait all these years for such a life defining moment. It is a classy mountain bike, though it will mainly be used for the commute to work. It will allow some trips on the rough stuff. It has an alloy frame but does not contain kryptonite! How technology has moved on-it has hydraulic disk brakes. No longer will I be able to enjoy adjusting the cable brakes and brake blocks with a pair of pliers and a spanner.
Month: October 2009
Beware the Heat
Yesterday was International day of Climate Action, part of the politics and issue awareness to attempt to impact upon the discussions planned in Copenhagen. How relevant that it was set in the shadow of the NZ stock exchange?
So, the international 
event was promoted by 35o.org with events organised by here by the NZ branch. Of course the clan attended.The afternoon was filled with a number of events, some music of variable quality and interest and a few groups attended who would fit into the “knit your own yogurt” camp. A number of groups present were pro-cycling-so can’t all be bad!
We all signed up to the petition to have the NZ govenment commit to a 40% reduction in emissions-which can be done electronically-Sign On
Joe is pictured in action.
Join the fun, spread the word!
Holiday Breather
Joe has already written his piece on our time away, but here is mine-late. We are all back at work and school now, and our short break up te coast was two weeks ago.
We did not go far, just an hour up the coast to Otaki Beach, in a holiday home. It was a good spot, rifght by the beach. The house was comfortable, with sun room so that the warmth ontinued despite the variable weather.
The boys enjoyed the sea and surf, though of course their wetsuits were a necessity. Everyone enjoyed lying around and reading.
The motage shows board games in action, Isaac writing in the sand, and taking photos of the sunset.
A good holiday being away from he grind, and somewhere away from home.
