Pretty much dead now

So made it to the summit today :) with Doffy :)

Started with a semi simple hike up to Fanthams Peak and Syme Hut but then the clouds cleared from the summit and it looked not too bad and not to far away (we are insane, just repeating the obvious) and for some reason when one of us suggested that we climb to the top of the mountain the other one didn't say no that's a dumb idea. 

Mission getting to the summit with hideous as scoria and dodging snow but many slips and slides later we made it. Then headed down the other side as repeating tracks is so boring and last year we made a silly plan to go up and over then back round to car. 

10 hours 15 mins later we made it back to Spartacus :) so happy to see my baby again lol (Spartacus is my car if you didn't know). Long day but am sure when I stop hurting it will have been so worth it hehe :)

Big tree, a signpost and gravel roads

Saw the big Kauri Tane Mahuta today, is a pretty awesome tree really. And Kauri's are pretty good looking which helps :)

Also made it to the top of the world to the lighthouse and signpost. So many people there, tour buses and everything. Neither of us thought it would be that busy. Found Vancouver on the sign and said a hello to me in that direction. Figure it'll take a few months to travel over the oceans by which time I will hopefully be there :)

We then drove via the giant sand dunes on the way back, gravel road to get to them and they were also real busy, it was far too hot for either of us to want to get out and attempt to walk up them, no matter how good the view might have been. 

We also drove via 90 Mile Beach on way back but think we (I) took the wrong turnoff out of the 2 as we got the one with 7km of gravel road. Pretty bumpy ride and the beach was just a beach but still worth the trip I think. 

We made sure the big Kauri tree (yup that's what the sign called it so must be it's official name) was still there on the way back, it was :)

Road trip update

Had fun at the Waipu Highland Games today, saw big muscular guys throwing hammers, logs of wood and other weird things :) must admit some of them looked pretty hot while doing so hehe. 

Also watched a fair amount of highland dancing from various ages of girls, still wish I had done that when younger, mostly so I could bounce around in a kilt not any other reason hehe. Saw a gorgeous purple blue and white tartan one with amazing matching socks :) yes small things I know doffy :p

Tried haggis, didn't not like it but it didn't really seem to agree with me so might be the last lot I have, how sad lol. Tasted like sausage meat pretty much. 

Enjoyed the pipe band and drummers, more fun watching them march in and around each other like at tattoos but hey you take what you can get and they still sounded pretty great :)

We off to the top of the world tomorrow, atlst that's the plan :) should be a good drive, long but good is my estimation. 

Here are some pics from today :)

Baking is dangerous :(

Making cupcakes is not safe!! Just thought would be best if I warned you all. 

Making cupcakes tonight and it resulted in blood, my blood :( and wasn't even when I was using a sharp knife, I mean that I would expect but nope this was the cocoa tin beating me up :( so not cool. 

P.S Bridie, maybe don't read this till you already had one as there may be some lil tiny drops of bloods that got into the mix -whoops :p 

P.P.S they still taste wicked good hehe

Am just a lil bit crazy...

So me and a couple friends have decided that we are going to do the Oxfam Trailwalker which is walking 100km in under 36 hours (we are going to do it in under 24 hours though!).  As part of this we need to raise at least $2,000.

If you would like to donate and/or check out our page and become a supporter you can do that here - http://www.oxfamtrailwalker.org.nz/otw15/teams/tf-bundys

You can also buy the Oxfam Unwrapped gifts and have a little bit go towards our team if you don't want to just donate money, you can check out the unwrapped gifts here - http://www.oxfamunwrapped.org.nz/

I would totally suggest you check out our page regularly as this will have our training updates on it and you will be able to see how we are going.  Should be a fun event that will push us all physically and mentally and be something to remember for years to come.

Thanks in advance for all your support :) :) :)

Stupid dumb computer

decided to mess with all my play counts on iTunes and make songs I don't listen to much if at all have high as play counts so have had to reset all play counts :(

So annoying as was just getting some of the playlists sorted with most played and almost most played etc and now have to start from scratch again.  Grrr at dumb technology messing with my awesome system that I totally had working so well.  I mean seriously in what world do I listen to a live Poison song more than 500 times in less than a year??? I am not that crazy.  And it didn't even have some of my top listened to songs at the top of the list when I know that I listen to them more that the songs I've never even heard of.

Oh well, seems to be on par for iTunes as have had to reset play counts a few times now.  You may be wondering why I even bother, why I don't just ignore the counts and enjoy the music.  And I don't have an answer for you, all I know is that it bugs the crap out of me to not have it right and to have to start again.  Thanks iTunes you totally made my evening - not!!!!!!!

Mowing the lawns is dangerous!!!

For once I managed to avoid all the rose bush and lemon tree attacks and instead got attacked by a tree which ripped out my earring :( ouch!!! Seems me and mowing the lawns might be kinda hazardous, always seems to end with blood :(

Question

Would you guys rather have more regular updates and longer ones, random like now but longer or happy as with what you getting??? 

No promises but have your say and I'll see about doing my best to accommodate the majority :)

Words of wisdom

If you are going to get a black toe I suggest you know how and when you do it, turns out it's not actually fun to wake up one morning with a throbbing toe and not know how or when you hurt it. Just a lot of stupid pain for no real reason :( not even cool it's gone half black if not know how.

Decided I'm going with the whole opened a door on foot cos it has happened before so maybe I did it again but this time better :) hehe