“Rain rain go away, come back another day!” Orewa trickled in by dribs and drabs, wielding umbrellas and raincoats. Very brave of them!

Needless to say  Orewa was not our best fair. We got stuck in the mud again on our way out. And again a tractor had to help us.

We spent Monday at Orewa beach drawing mazes and playing in the sand, it was lovely! On the way back to Mim Dallas found a baby bird, but he had to let it go, so he cried, a lot!

Most of the other Gypsies headed to Hamilton, we went back to Auckland and stayed with the cousins again. On Tuesday we went to the Zoo and bug exhibition with my cousin Elsa. At the bug exhibition my favorite part was the Orchid Mantis dome and the Dragon fly dome. The huge model bugs were made by Weta workshop. An Orchid Mantis camouflages itself in beautiful Orchids and pounces on unsuspecting prey as it drinks nectar from the flowers. Dads favorite is the Jewel wasp, who when ready to lay its eggs, finds a cockroach, stings the part of its brain that controls its front legs so it can’t run away. It then does brain surgery on the cockroach removing its urge to run away, pretty much Zombiefying it. It then lays its egg on the cockroaches leg, so when the egg hatches, the larvae feasts on the living cockroach, leaving the vital organs until last to keep it fresh. Soooo disgusting! Yet fascinating. The Zoo was incredible too.

The next day we went wholesale crystal and fairy shopping. Crystal shopping makes me feel tired and starving because of all the crystal energy in the atmosphere.

My uncle Matt is the right man to stay with if your starving, he’s an amazing cook. Feeling well fed we headed for Hamilton and setup.

More rain on the way!