Tuesday was jobs day. The rain of the previous few days had finally passed, replaced with grey skies and the return of the humidity. I did four loads of hand washing, which took up the bulk of the morning, and in the aftenoon we had to empty the waste water in the caravan, which is a reasonable large undertaking, taking over an hour including preparing the caravan for departure, and then setting up again on our return. We were all desperate for a shower, but the clouds were blocking the sun from warming up the solar showers. Not only that, one of the neighbours arrived, meaning our back-yard shower was now not so private. After a bit of work with a tarpaulin and some wood lying around the back yard, we had a proper enclosed shower cubicle. A kettle-load of hot water in a solar shower bag warmed the water up enough for showers and we were all set. James and I went for a quick swim in the lake - there was a cross-shaped floating pontoon for swimmers anchored a short distance offshore. We both swam out to it through the lake-weed, and had balancing competitions. Until I fell off. Then it was time to go back. After dinner I went to an interesting bible study with some local church members - studying the book of Hebrews.
Wednesday is now fine. Time for more washing. The internet is still out in Mangakino. We will be back in Christchurch in a week, all going to plan.
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