Recuperation Time

Royston is now recovering from an operation to extract two wisdom teeth. Fortunately the wonderful Auckland weather along with a rather fetching face ice pack is helping him to mend quickly.

Takapuna Bathtub Derby

Today we headed down to Takapuna beach to watch the Bathtub Derby. All crafts have to use a specific bath as part of the design, but can chose a variety of ways in which to power them.





There were a wide range of designs, some looking a little more substantial than others - this Russian craft didn't look like it would be going very far!





The very high winds however meant that the race had to be moved on to a more sheltered bay, but we decided not to follow them so didn't actually get to see the race. We were impressed though by the renowned Kiwi ingenuity in building these crafts.