Important stuff

Last night was the windiest night in the whole world - the van was blown from side to side, the wind howled the rain lashed, the tarpaulin clunked on the roof and all in all it was Brilliant!!! At one point me and Sam needed a wee but didn't want to trek the 5 miles to the loo so we squatted outside the van in the driving rain it was hilarious... each time we opened the van door it was like a scene from a film where rain and wind gusted into the van and then stopped abruptly as the door slammed shut. After a while we got sick of the tarp banging against the roof so we sent Will out to untie it, he ran out into the moonlight naked and got soaked, there was a light shining by the van and it lit up his big white bum like another moon - me and Sam were in fits. Surprisingly we all slept really well and when we woke up this morning the worst of the storm had passed and it was just a bit breezy.

I spent the morning sorting out bits and pieces on the internet. We have written another email to travel mood (who's office in Bristol has now closed, but they promise to look after existing accounts like ours) they haven't got back to us so I have threatened to take things further if they don't reimburse us - will keep you posted... then I applied online for our Aussie visas, emailed a few people about important stuff and checked the accounts online. Sam meanwhile did his maths with Will (he is still a cocky little beggar - perhaps that's what happens when you're about to become a teen - not on my watch!!)

In the afternoon we walked into town and Will decided that we have eaten out far too much recently and need to cut back on our spending so we went to a cheap super market and bought lots of veggies and cooked our own tea... and actually it was lovely (but I didn't think it was the right time to ask about that perfume I wanted so will have to make do with visiting the perfume shop every day and dousing myself in the testers - best one so far, Kate Moss Vintage - I think they might chuck me out soon!!) As we ate our tea Liz and Al dropped by and invited us for tea tomorrow night, and guess what, we are having a roast...yippee!!

We have also decided we will stay until Monday - that way we are here for Sam's birthday and the rough plan is: Get up and open pressies, go to Uranganui (something like that) where there is some sort of beach thing going on and Nic and Ben are going, then in the evening we will go out for tea to Crowded House which does lovely food, sounds like a pretty cool 13th birthday to me!!

Still no photo due to silly internet connection stuff!