Worst Blog Ever

It has been a wonderful holiday break! We both got off early on Xmas eve, and will be going back to work on Tuesday. Last night, due to the epic amount of cooking we did, we didn't get to sleep until almost 1:00 p.m. Even then, Kristie didn't have a great night sleep.

We got up this morning sometime after 7:00 a.m., had our coffee and PB toast, then went off to our run in Miramar (see below).

Worser Bay, to Scorching Bay, to Reserve and back

We got a bit of a late start, so we decided to avoid running around the entire peninsula in order to avoid the heavier traffic at that time of day. Instead, we just ran to Scorching Bay, back towards Beacon Hill Reserve, and then back to the car at Worser Bay. It was only about 8 KM, but it was a lovely run with the sun shining!

After the run we walked over to Gipsy Kitchen for a 1/2 sweet chai latte and a piece of pie for takeaway (they have incredible pie). Then walked back through Seatoun, back to the car, and home for some leftover lasagne and some pie!

All-in-all, a pretty good start to the day!

One of many pohutukawa trees in Miramar

Seatoun Warf on Marine Parade

Despite yesterday's wildly inaccurate weather forcast (it wasn't bad weather, it just wasn't what they predicted), we still managed to get outside with the boys and take them for a walk in Wadestown.

Angus doesn't so much walk as stand

Walnut loves finding pine cones

Dear Glorious weather which was forcasted only last night:

Go home, you're drunk!


Just last night, right before going to bed, Kristie said that Metservice was predicting sunny weather, with a high of 24 degrees and no wind! As it was suppose to be a glorious day, we blew off an early morning run with the hopes of bringing the boys out to the beach with us and stopping off for a take away breakfast at Gipsey Kitchen.

What is the weather like (see below)?


It is a full 6 degrees cooler than they predicted, there are significant winds compared to what was predicted, and there is rain!

Mother Nature...You Suck!!!

Day 2 of Training

Today was the second day of training, and we did a 30 minute run at an easy pace. We started off at Kate Mansfield park, went to the Botanic Gardens, and then down to the waterfront (see map below). The run felt pretty good to the both of us, and we were hoping to actually keep going, but we've got a long run scheduled for tomorrow.

More Exercise

After the run today, we wanted to take full advantage of the fabulous weather, and went to Waikanae to go on a hike we've been itching to try for a while, called the Parata trail. Apparently, on a clear day, you can see all the way to Mount Taranaki. Although it wasn't that clear, we did get some great vistas (see below).




The hike itself is just a little under 2 KM, but it is 500 metres up. We thought we were doing pretty well up the hike, going at a good pace and working up a sweat, when at about the 3/4 mark, we were passed by a runner going up the hill. That in itself was pretty impressive, but it was made even more impressive by the fact that she didn't seem winded...at all!

After getting back home, and taking a quick cat nap, we had a four hour long Skype call with our friends Shauna and Jason! Four hours! It was really great hearing from them again, and we should try as often as possible to remain in contact.

The late running call pushed back our dinner to about 10:30 p.m. Luckily, it was the leftover Maki we had made yesterday, so it was simply a matter of putting the dishes on the table, and scooping out the selections onto the Nori. Acutally, now that I think of it, Kristie had made a bit more sushi rice earlier today to ensure we had enough for the meal.

Before eating however, we had to go to the store to pick up more soy sauce, because...well, because sushi! And as we weren't home for a large part of the day, and when we were, we weren't very dog-focused; we took the dogs for a quick walk on the waterfront before heading back home to make our dinner.

All-in-all, a spectacular day!