hello everyone, we hope you have a good st. patricks day and jack we are glad that sophie does love you.
so anyway, we left kaikoura and caught a ferry over to wellington. we had one full day in wellington so we wandered around the city, took the old cable car up to the botanic gardens and went to the te papa museum.
we've got pictures of the cable car etc but can't put them on right now.
the te papa is the national museum and is massive! it's really good and quite hands on... a bit like eureka near leeds. we spent hours in there, there is so much to see.
this morning we set off for taupo. stopped at huka falls on the way, which both beautiful and impressive.... and has quite an interesting story to it.... gc and percy you'll like this one. this isn't for little eyes.
the falls is where international cricket umpire peter plumley-walker met his end. peter, a well respected and prim and proper man, had an unusual fetish for being strangled by a dominatrix for sexual pleasure. one day he used the services of such a lady and during the act he dropped to the floor. the woman rang her fiancee asking what to do with the body of such a famous person. he suggested the huka falls, where it had been said a body could disappear into deep underwater caves. they travelled from auckland to the falls to dispose of the body, the plan worked and the body dissapeared. but about a week later peter was found in the water with his wrists and ankles bound, the police suspected a not so normal death. a post mortem revealed that peter had in fact drowned to death... he was still alive when they threw him in!
our driver told us that one...
anyway, we're in taupo now for 3 nights before heading up to auckland for 2 nights... our last stop! we'll try and post photo's soon.
see you next weekend! x x x
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lovely !! happy st paddys day to you too, did you laugh at that email? me and dad loved it!!, see you in 5 more get ups xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What were Peter Plumley-Walkers Last words?
I said hook my balls, not Huka Falls!
I thank you. I'm here all week.
Insert apostrophe in Walker's. Sorry, that was very sloppy. As was the inexplicable capital 'L'.
When you relearn spelling, Greg, I'll do grammar.
In other new, St. Patrick's Day has been possibly the best day of television sport I can remember. Banglasdesh and especially Ireland pulling off ridiculous victories.
Tottenham winning 3-1 (we've now scored 26 in the last 8 games). United edging ever closer to winning the league.
Even Rugby was exciting (ish), France winning the 6 Nations with the last touch of the game.
It was a shame it all had to be accompanied by Guinness. Possibly the single worst drink out of a can. It is testament to myself and my housemates that the three of us left worked our way through the crate. A manful effort I'm sure you'll agree.
Anyway it's bed time, for tomorrow it is England v. Canada. It promises to be a nailbiter.
See you next week. x
I forgot to mention that Paul Robinson scored a sensational 100 yard freekick. What vision!
Percy you are funny. it's snowing in Marple. see you soon. I will miss the blog. PS for our St Patrick's day visit Chewi's blog on http://world-of-chewi.blogspot.com.
Thanks Dave. I'm looking forward to seeing you too. truth is, I feel my months of slacking may lead to me not winning the bloggers' championship.
I've got to go up a gear
Percy you have been very slack on the comments front. the competition will be judged not only on quantity but also on quality. I appear to be the only judge so I can see which way it's going to go.
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