We did the normal work again today and, since the rain had
eased up, planned to go to the beach that was right down our street for
once since we still hadn’t done that. After just a short walk we were at
Pohoiki beach, (where the small warm pond is) and settled on a kind of concrete
pier by the water. The afternoon was spent alternating between swimming in the
shallow waters and sizzling in the sun reading ‘Shark Dialogues’ to the point
that we (finally!) got a bit of a sun burn before deciding to go back home
again – just in time, it turns out, since it started raining as soon as
we got back. We made some bean-and-pasta-based lunch and ate it in the bottom
bunk that had been converted into a den recently while watching a documentary
on the existence of mermaids, quite convincing as well despite their terrible
CGI effects and the uncanny attractiveness of all the scientists involved.
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| My interpretation of the mermaid evidence they found - I quite like the idea of hair on mermaids but these guys have understandably evolved to be completely bald all over. |
Sarah was quite tired and went to sleep shortly after while I stayed in the
kitchen with Mick and Cedar for a while trying to catch up on the blog. At this
point also a new couple of helpers arrived from Louisiana – petite Shakti and long-haired
James aka Phoenix, who would be joining our team in housekeeping and gardening.
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