Jan 31st: A hot muggy day, 31 degrees at lunchtime, then cooler and showery at tea-time. This morning was the annual Waimate Caledonian Games. This is some strange mix of sports and activities for children and adults. It takes place in the velodrome and you get to see running, jumping, welly-throwing, highland dancing, bagpipe-playing, cycling and running competitions all going on at the same time. Quite odd. Also lots of people wandering round wearing kilts. We thought we could introduce a new triathalon combination of welly-throwing, bagpipe-playing and cycling - of course as women can multi-task so well they would have to do them all at the same time! The three boys all took place and did well in everything they tried, and Steve took part in some of the cycling races. In the afternoon we went to see 'Madagascar 2'. We don't have a cinema as such in Waimate but we do have a theatre and it shows films at weekends. It has been shut being refurbished the past few weeks and today was its re-opening. In the evening we went to a barbeque at a friend's house nestled part way up the hills you saw in the harvesting shot a few days ago. The photo is of the Caledonian flag and Steve is one of the cycle races. Steve is on the green bike (near the back - shhh!)
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