8am
Good morning! Although it’s raining steadily again today, I’ll take it over the raucous thunderstorm that woke me up around 5:30.
Let’s kick off this Monday morning just right with a little wisdom from the toiletries in the bathroom:
Today’s mission is simply to get to Blenheim.
Somebody put the idea of visiting Sir Peter Jackson’s Knights of the Sky exhibit at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in my head. I’m going to have to see both the WWI and WWII exhibitions.
Whether I get there today or have to do it on the morning remains to be seen.
8:30am
I’ve just been informed that there’s a fur seal colony at nearby Tauranga Cape Foulwind, referred to by Captain Cook as ‘a place of foul winds’ in 1770.
What if that was just an offhand remark that ended up naming the place?
Lads, this here’s a place of right foul winds, what? No, Banks, don’t write that down. What if it stuck? Can you imagine?
- crew laughs heartily -
I’m also told the viewing platform is ‘only a 10 minute walk from the parking spaces’ 😏
First, breakfast. Then seals.
I’m behind!
You know, I thought this would happen much sooner than it did. I’m behind with my posts.
After going shopping for some muesli and fruit yesterday, I decided to watch the last MotoGP race of the season.
I ended up crashing out to sleep afterwards and now, it’s already day 12!
I’ll add to this post later this afternoon, because I saw some seadoggos (fur seals!) that made me go 🥰
UPDATED
New entry Day 11.2 created.