HEADING INTO TOWN ON DE TRAIN

Today, as I am feeling a lot better we have decided to go on a day trip to town... on the train.   We are going to visit 'Party Central' down at Queens Wharfe.   It's the 'base' for all the Rugby World Cup Festivities.

ABOVE:  where we are heading.  Hopefully it stays nice weather-wise.  And hopefully it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get in to see 'stuff'. 

ABOVE: It's all about this !   Our country has been hosting the Rugby World Cup and this weekend (Sunday night) is the final game... New Zealand (us) Vs. France.   It will be fantastic if we win! 

I'm sure we will have a lovely day with the kids. 

Back later ...

ONWARD...

We had a really nice day!  Caught the train into Britomart (bottom of Queen Street, Auckland city).  The trains were PACKED to the gunnels!

ABOVE:  The 'cloud'... where inside there were displays of New Zealand innovations, a huge screen displaying world cup stuff and NZ scenery etc.  I bought Stew a World Cup cap for $50!  I didn't mind the exorbitant cost as it's a keepsake.

ABOVE:  a couple of blokes riding around .. one in a 'toilet' and the other in the handbasin.   I don't have any idea why!

ABOVE: this lady was in the queue to catch the ferry... I had to photograph her!  She was done out from top to toe in creams/whites and pinks and looked GORGEOUS.  I went up to her and told her so too.... I loved her shoes in particular...

ABOVE:  the shoes.   I asked her where she had bought them from, and would you believe they came from The Shoe Warehouse!  She has had them for over 5 years!  She loves them so much she's had them re-soled a couple of times.   

ABOVE: the view of 'The Cloud' from the ferry as we left the dock...

ABOVE:  another view.  Does my camera take awesome photos or what!

ABOVE:  we couldn't have asked for nicer weather today!  It was VERY, VERY windy out on the water though!  And quite chilly!  The kids loved it though.

ABOVE:  a police launch on it's way somewhere in a hurry.

ABOVE: in the train on our way home again.  Griffin is in the middle of that huddle of blokes... and he kept them all highly amused yabbering away.  There were lots of laughs.  Our Griffin can talk to ANYONE, such a friendly, VERBAL boy!  *smiles*

***I just found out Griffin was regaling the guys with the many ways you can use DUCT TAPE!  The mind boggles!

I've just put mince/bacon/mushroom/tomatoe and cheese pastry 'thingees' in the oven for dinner.  Hopefully this time I don't burn any!

End of Day: dinner turned out perfectly, which was good.  Brylee flaked out and fell asleep before dinner... big day out!   My cough has come back tonight, which is so annoying!  But, it's a more 'productive' cough now, so at least it's not that dry, barking, hurting cough. 
nite nite.