Friday, April 17, 2009
Sherry was a little under the weather today; fortunately, Mark had the day off, so he and Ro went down to Pilot Bay for the afternoon. Ro soon found a playmate/disciple with whom he set about trying to build a full-scale model of Mount Maunganui out of sand. An admirable effort, but it fell a bit short. The friend had to leave with his family, and Ro soon lost interest in the construction project. Walking down the beach, he found a dead seagull that he wanted to take home, which Mark quickly vetoed (imagining Sherry's reaction). As Mark discovered later, Sherry has managed to "accidentally" dispose of the rat skull Ro brought home previously; it was freaking her out every time she saw it sitting on the deck.
Ro & friends burying their legs in the sand
Ro & friend trying to build a replica of Mount Maunganui
As per our usual forays to Pilot Bay, we eventually wound up at the fishing pier with an ice cream cone in hand; Ro went for Rainbow flavor today, and he was soon rainbowed all over. He really enjoyed watching the Maori kids diving off the pylons, egging them on with "again, again!" Mark was on constant vigil, trying to make sure Ro didn't step on any fishermen's lines or fishhooks. Although Sherry claims it's chilly, everyone below the age of 12 still seems to go around barefoot, Ro included.
Ro eating ice cream on Pilot Bay pier, oblivious to the beautiful scenery behind him
Ro clowning around on the Port of Tauranga sign
After we got home, we headed for the pool downstairs until it was time for dinner. Ro wanted to take his boogie board to the pool, and had quite a time trying to sit on the thing without falling off, happily ignoring Mark's instructions to lie flat on it. We had Chinese takeaway for dinner, and the weather was still warm enough to eat outside (no dead critters in sight to Sherry's relief). We can count the number of times we've eaten dinner inside our apartment on one hand.
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