just to tempt you into staying the avid blog reader I know you are!

So... seeing as the next 2 videos have been delayed, here's a sneaky list of what they're going to cover:

VIDEO 1:

- Tintern Abbey
- My holiday in Bristol
- London
- Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf
- St Patrick's day in Dublin
- Derry, Giants Causeway, Belfast
- Haverfordwest
and possibly:
- Easter in Aberystwyth
BUUUUT knowing me that won't all fit so I will have to make it into 2 videos!

VIDEO 2:

- Differences between NZ and UK including cars, business, education, food, etc!

I bet you can't wait!

Video Played at District 9930 Assembly in New Zealand

On my way to World Fame...

Just got sent this link to the South Wales Guardian Newspaper...

A shame they missed the "Sunrise" off my Rotorua Club!

Thank You Weather Gods!

I know I promised a video and I haven't lied! There are not one, not two, but three in the pipeline, so please bear with me whilst I get it together! Just wanted to blog today to let you all know that the weather in Swansea is very much improving. This whole week has been beautiful sunshine, and the wind hasn't been too bad. Everyday I have relished the opportunity to sit on my windowsill in the sun, and the longer light hours have been great too. Yesterday I went to Bristol with a few of my friends to an adventure golf place called "Jungle Rumble", where the courses are all island-jungle like :-) Very cool! Today I have been a-walking - into the city for spring-time icecream with Laura, to the library to get some more novels, and back along the beach. It was so neat to watch the people with kites, search for shells, and feel the sand between my toes - although it was still a little colder than I would have liked! I'm off for a roast dinner at my friends house now - my first real "Sunday" Roast! Let's hope the weather holds out from now until October :-)

Happy Saint David's Day!

Sut Mae!

A video is sure to follow, but in the mean time I just wanted to say that I hope everyone had a Happy Saint David's day on March 1st - or Wales day as I like to call it. St David is the patron saint of Wales, and he died on this date in the year 589 (don't get history like that in NZ!). There has been some talk (since 2000) of having the day as a bank holiday for Wales, but this is yet to be confirmed by the people in charge of such things :( ... So I went in to work. I actually spent most of the day doing Rotary things so that was fairly enjoyable! So, in the UK, each of the 4 countries (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) each have a patron saint, and a day to celebrate: England have St George, Scotland St Andrew, and Northern Ireland have... St Patrick! Speaking of which, I am lucky enough to be going to Dublin this St Paddy's day with a few friends, including Laura. On that note, I also hope everyone had a good Waitangi day on 6th February (or New Zealand day as I like to call that one!).