Our three day weekend was cloudy, windy, rainy and dismal.

On Sunday night Kai and Tash held their birthday party, a silent disco! A silent disco is where everyone wears special headphones that played 2 channels of music. For instance we had green and blue (lights depending on channel) some parties have thousands of these headphones with up to four different channels. It was so much fun! I hope we have another silent disco some time soon.

Now to the Catlins! A Doc camp ground at Papatowai was our host for two nights. We wandered the beaches spotting seals and resting.

Then on Thursday we drove down the road to the lost Gypsy gallery where Blair has created an intriguing collection of ingenious inventions, this is a must do experience.

Our next adventure was at Curio bays petrified forest. Although the trees were no longer standing, you get the feeling you are in the middle of a dense and ancient forest.

What an adventurous week! Next weekend Invercargill and Stewart island.