Joe in his walker

Tom overlooking Orakei basin

Orakei

Just near our house is Orakei basin which is the remains of an explosive volcano called a tuff ring volcano. The bank around the basin is the tuff ring, an unstable type of rock/soil - something like that.

Walking back from Kare Kare beach

Later storyboard scene 6

Early storyboard scene 4

Williams UpFront

Williams Up Front is now on air. I've been working on it since its inception before Christmas and have designed the look of it. It's a current affairs programme twice a week.

One of many of Daniel's creations

Keeping control of the floating babes

The Englishman goes further afield

Daniel has moved deeper into New Zealand territory and has signed up for 10 days of meditation at a secret location. He has given up the right to speak, to use a computer and to wear shorts. But he has a secret weapon. His extremely complicated diet has been forwarded to the kitchen of the establishment in the form of several long detailed emails. First the establishment's menus were sent to Daniel. He then requested details of the recipes and ingredients. These recipes were then examined closely and sent back with various instructions and requirements.
Ha! That should confuse them. Meditation or no meditation.

An englishman must wear socks with his sandals.

Daniel arrives

Daniel arrived on Friday on his tour of the antipodes and has been introducing us to his extremely complex diet the rules of which are a mystery to all but himself.
We took him on a walk up Mount Hobson to view Auckland and then on a walk in Kepa bush. Today we're going to check out the west coast; Kare Kare and Whatapu- where 'The Piano' was filmed.
This photo of Daniel putting his socks on proves that Englishmen love to wear socks with their sandals!

Moerake Boulders. 'This is heavy'

Mikanos

Homework

Anita and Joe at Long Bay

Dad, are you sleeping again?

Cauldray House to the north of Auckland. (Right next to the beach)

Here is an example of New Zealand wildlife. This prehistoric looking creature is a Weta. Tom took this photo on a walk around the block the other day.

Bad Back

Yesterday I went to see the physio at SpineCare to have a look at my back which has been playing up since we shifted the furniture around two weeks ago.
This time the injury is a disk pushing out towards the back, so the exercises he has given my are extensions to ease it back in. The opposite of my last injury! I did some (extensions) this morning and it seemed to give relief straight away.
Tonight I'm playing the first badminton match in the Rocket Batteries Doubles ladder. Badminton doesn't seem to agravate the back. There's another competition tomorrow too.