Off to the races

Sunday 12th July: Another frosty start then a day of bright sunshine, rain showers and hail.
In the morning we all kept busy doing our own thing. I stewed some apples from a neighbour to put in the freezer, made bread and pumpkin soup.
At 12 noon Steve 'won' an electric fence on trade-me and then we went out in the car to Waimate Racecourse, on the edge of town. We watched two races and chatted with some people we have not seen in ages. Steve got called out to see another patient and then the weather got worse. The boys and I thought about walking home but realised we had driven through two flooded fords to get to the racecourse and there's no other route home so we stayed and waited for Steve.
In the afternoon I prepared a roast dinner and flapjack and homemade ice-cream and our friend Gordon joined us for dinner and the evening. Gordon is an electrician and in conversation Steve found out he had the bits that go on the end of a cable to allow us to watch tv on our UK set. Our UK tv has sat in the lounge all the time we have been here for us to watch videos and dvds from England, and next to it sits a NZ tv that gets three channels. Now with the dish that has been on the roof all along, and a set-top box our neighbours gave us the other week, we can now watch lots more channels on a bigger screen and without a snowstorm. Watching Spooks tomorrow will be a totally different experience!
The photo shows the finish line at the Waimate Races while the sun was still shining.