Thank you for all of my birthday messages. They helped make it a really good day. Despite being put on a difficult horse (she was the only female, in season, disliked both of the other horses and ate absolutely everything!) I had a great time trotting through lakes and forests and cantering up the last stretch of the volcano where some great views were waiting for us (and some green grass for Mai Tai). Tom made some fancy foods for me at the bbq and we made a fire to drink around, then the group tried to ruin me in a game of Square of Death (I refused to allow them on the verge of being sick from gulping red wine punch!). We ended the night in a karaoke bar but to the relief of everyone's ears the karaoke had ended and they didn't have 'California' to make a birthday exception with.
The following day we hired a boat and motored around the bay, feeling the adrenaline rush from the speed and a little bit posh, and anchored her up at a deserted beach cove before we had to take her back. In Auckland I did some last minute things including getting a well overdue haircut. This was its usual major disaster and has left me with wonky fronts that I can luckily hide while it's still curly! A poker addiction has been spreading through us (I won $25 the other day!) and Tom and Pete stepped it up a notch by playing at the Sky City Casino on our last night. Tom did quite well, which we celebrated with a drinks interval, but perhaps we tempted fate because they both left with glum faces. I had fun learning some tips from the filthy rich experts.
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