hello everyone!

Just wanted to jump on and say hi – nothing really exciting happening here though. The weather has been improving lately and we have both been a bit sunburnt on the last two weekends when walking along the beach. It was even warm enough for icecream on Sunday so of course we had one!

Mark is still working down at the vaduct for his Croatian friend. They seem to be really busy and he comes home having learnt something new about boats everyday! Our living room floor currently has about 8 books about boats, an engine filter and some wood and tools things strewn around, like a boat shed. O well.

But I have to say he has been busy making us some mosquito blinds for the windows at home. Last summer we got eaten alive by them and sandflies ( the bites of these nasty things make me swell up and and scar – like very small ordinary flies that bite. horrid) So this summer we are prepared! Its too hot to sleep with the windows closed and we don’t have air conditioning here so these will hopefully work, fingers crossed.

My work is still fine, there are many less bald men in Auckland now, and yes it does work before you ask! Anyone fancies a cheap deal for some hair let me know!!

We went to an indoor rock climbing place a couple of weeks ago with my boss and a girl that used to work here, Mark and my boss were really good at it, and tried the really hard walls, except I was a scaredy pants and only went up the easy ones and not quite to the top! I still enjoyed it though! I think we will probably go there again soon. It s really cheap ( 8 pounds) for as long as you like.

This weekend is a bank holiday here ( Labour Day) to celebrate the 40 hour working week being introduced to New Zealand – funny how we all still seem to work more than that though hmmm…..so we are both off on Monday, but got no plans as yet. The rain is supposed to be coming over from Sydney ( thanks Australia!!) and saoking us on Monday so I bet we will spend it in a pub or two. this time last year we were here… crikey thats gone fast.

Anyway what have you all been upto?
love from us xx