Month: August 2010

Ski weekend

Last weekend were at Mt. Hutt. As Yasmin was here we made a special trip to the south island for extra fun. Thursday and Friday off school and work, a trip on the ferry and a drive to Methven. Two days of beautiful snow. There was no wind, clear skies and relative warmth.

Eleanor took up snow boarding-what else do teenagers do? The “Yazz Man” was her tutor. After spending day one on her backside with plenty of bruises, she made progress to start doing those curves on day two.

The boys went back to ski school on their first day, and then were were all out on the slopes on the second day. The boys remembered their skills well. Isaa thought he was the best on the mountain.

The video evidence says otherwise.

An old one but a good one!

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A long time since I have posted , but some good stuff to catch up on.

This is from the middle of July, that is when it was well cold. Isaac and I plus another son and father combo went hiking to stay in a hut owned by the scout group. The hut was originally built about 30 years ago. It has basic amenities- a small wood burner, bed spaces, water, gas cooking equipment and a long drop.

We hiked to the site, and stayed over Saturday night. It was a two hour walk through the gentle tracks.

The conditions were wet, though better than it could have been. It was not warm. It was a chilly night despoite all the layers. In the morning we went for a walk along thre river bed. The shallow waters were frozen, giving an indication of the overnight conditions.

The boys built their outside fire with difficulty as alll the wood was so damp.

An experience.

Football preview

BBC Sport’s guide to the new Football League season

 Steve Claridge
BBC Sport football expert

“Brighton could also be a good outside bet for promotion, they are spending good money and Gus Poyet has made a good start at the Withdean.”

Really? Over to the middle England correspondent for comment?
P.S. No mention of the superbees prospects. Maybe not so good with the lose of their world cup stars.

A tough afternoon at the Cake Tin

As part of our tour of Kiwi life and culture for Yasmin, we went off to the stadium today to see a game. This weekend is the beginning of the national provincial championship. The Lions played Tasman this afternoon in quite remarkable conditions. The gale force wind was in play, it was cold, and it rained. Towards the end, the rain was torrential. As the game did not have the air of quality, and the conditions were so bad, it meant that the crowd was quite small-I would say about 2000.

Despite the weather, it was a good game, surprisingly open and skillful.

I am not sure what Yasmin made of it. Rugby being an alien game and having only seen a couple of games on the telly. As well as  going out in those conditions.

Anyway, all part of the experience.