In the last couple days, New Zealand has had some pretty bad weather. There were numerous tornadoes in Taranaki that have left hundreds homeless. The South Island has had a cold snap that has caused black ice so bad that even the police are doing things on foot. And last night we had gale force winds that knocked out power to thousands of homes in and around Auckland and Northland. Thankfully we were not affected by the power outage, but the Prime Minister has issued a state of emergency for Northland which also sustained some severe flooding. All that to say that the weather has been miserable in Auckland today. There have been unending grey clouds and it has been cold.
At lunch time, Uncle John and I went and picked up Aunty Lyn from work and the three of us went and got some lunch at the Hollywood Bakery in Albany. I had to laugh when Uncle John mentioned in passing that for once he finished his food before Aunty Lyn. In Aunty Lyn's words "the Greenings learned to eat fast, or they missed out!" Mum, it is kinda scary how much you and Aunty Lyn are alike at times. Did you know that almost all of your siblings love and are addicted to Sudoku? Scary! As a side note, I think you get to steal another one of Aunty Lyns family boasts. Reuben is now the tallest cousin, taking the title from Aidan who is 6"5.
In the afternoon, I decided to get out of the house for a while, so I went for a drive. Below are just a couple pictures I took along the way. I only have a couple as I couldn't be bothered getting out of my nice warm car or openning the window to take more.
Throughout the day, I have been tracking my package of paperwork from the States. It is quite incredible how many places a package goes before it gets to your house. My package has been to Sylmar, CA, Louisville, KY, Honolulu, HI, and Sydney, Australia. At the moment it is on its way to NZ.
Tomorrow I hope to get the paperwork to the Embassy early so that I can be on my way back to Hastings.
Looking across the harbour at the Auckland City Skyline
Looking out the other side of the harbour at the Harbour Bridge
2 comments:
Hang in there, my friend! :) You are so blessed to have a wise mother to give you sound and godly advice!!
I love your photography...I hope you are still enjoying your time in NZ, in spite of the paperwork craziness!
Yay! Sounds like your finishing up your work over there and will soon be back home, in your proper country. ;D
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