Away Day

Allo, I know it has been a long time since we have spoken, but I have been doing things you know. Firstly let me tell you of our drive out of the city the weekend before last. We drove northwards and stopped for a short while at the beach, but the weather wasn't up to much so we continued onwards after a wee play on the playground. There was this weird contraption there, that i have since seen in many places, and we could not get the hang of it as you will see. Our next stop just happened to be another playground, or more specifically an adventure park. There was a zip slide, an assault course, and human hamster wheels (which provided the most entertaining footage of the day thanks to Fred). We then headed in land and had a spot of lunch before stepping out on a small walk. We hadn't got far, however, when it started to rain and we had to turn back. We still had jolly good fun though, especially on the bridge across the river which only allowed one person at a time. It was very bouncy. We drove back via Upper Hutt, and would have had some wonderful views if it hadn't been for the cloud. A re-enaction was never going to be far away, and it appeared in the shape of myself and Fred doing the scene in the gardens of Orthanc between Saruman and Gandalf. It was the exact location used, naturally. And here is F&L at the quarry where they built Minas Tirith and Helms Deep.The girls fancied an evening of musical delight, but unfortunately we picked South Pacific which was far from what was desired. We don't recommend it. xxxxx