- Helen, Harry and I went to the Carter Observatory last Tuesday evening. By chance we managed to choose the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's trip to space, which meant there was a special film screening as well as a new (for NZ) show in the planetarium. It must have been incredible to be the first person to ever visit space, but after hearing a recording of his radio exchanges with ground control I do wonder why he didn't think a bit more about how he could describe it!
- I've bought a car. It's hardly a mean set of wheels (a '98 1.8L Hyundai Lantra Sedan), but it seems to run ok and only cost me about a grand. It's actually the first car that I've ever owned - thanks to cheeky sharing of various VW Polos. It will give me a lot more flexibility for road-trips around NZ and day-to-day things like the nearby surf beach. Searching for the car introduced me to a great concept - 'NZ new'. Lots of cars are imported from countries like Japan after a few years on the road, but because of the expectations here these are classed as new!
- This weekend we get Friday and Monday off...but no extra day for the wedding. I'm planning to spend a couple of days on a hike (Kiwis call it a tramp) over the Tararua Flats with a couple of guys from work. If I've got all the documents sorted in time I might also use my car to head off and explore a new surf spot or two.
No doubt I'll be posting about the weekend some time next week, until then try and contain your anticipation :-P
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