Although Auckland was warm and sunny, it seems that the winter in Whangarei is quite wet. The good thing about this is that we havent had any run ins with possums. The bad thing is there is water in our 'gum boots' (rubber boots/wellies). It rained for about 48 hours, non-stop with very strong winds, almost cottage blow-over winds. The winds were actually so strong there are trees downn everywhere, some even taking out power lines. We didnt have power from about 2am until noon, so we all cuddled around the fire inside keeping warm and dry. When the power finally came back on, we ventured to the supermarket with the family. Here we discovered that Matt and I are going to have to give up shaving as razors go for $19 for a 4
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