Feb 11th: More schooling this morning, with cool and damp weather but never really raining. After lunch we met other homeschoolers at Victoria Park for sports/games for an hour. We did running, throwing and all sorts of ball games, finishing with 6-a-side football which is when the photo was taken. After nipping home we went back to Victoria Park for Peter to go to Keas (that is what they call Beavers here) from 4 to 5pm. Just after we dropped him off we heard the siren go off in the middle of town. This is how the firemen are called when they are needed. The Fire Service in NZ is voluntary and they get called from their normal jobs, or their sleep, when needed, by a loud siren that is heard all across town. Edward, Jonathan and I ran into the main street in time to see the second fire truck leave.
After the boys had tea our neighbour Jeanette came to babysit so Steve and I could go out for dinner. This is only the second time we have been out in the year since we left the UK. There's one place to eat in Waimate, at the end of the main street. There was one other group of people when we arrived, but soon we were the only ones there. Part way through dessert the staff member brought the signs in from the pavement and switched off some of the lights, so they were ready to shut when we left at 9.30pm! On the 10 minute walk home we didn't meet a single person.
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