Drove to Hamilton to see the first day of the first cricket Test between England & the ‘Blackcaps’. There were no signs on the way in so I parked in the K-mart car park & went to the ‘I’ to find out. Felt very silly when the girl there pointed out the floodlights of Seddon park just over the road! At least it meant I could leave the car where it was. Only missed the first half-hour, & certainly felt that on that first day the honours were about even, shame about the rest of it! Highlight for me was seeing Ian Botham on his mobile phone walking up & down outside the commentary box, & Nassar Hussein giving an interview.
Had booked a homestay in Te Kuiti, so left the game about 4.30, Kiwis eat dinner early & didn't want to miss it. Homestay was lovely, high on a hill overlooking a lake, with very friendly owners, margaret & Graham. She also helped me by booking me into a homestay in Wanganui for tomorrow night, a friend of here sister-in-law. Had a very nice meal in the Riverside Lodge & met 2 guys in the homestay later who are in IT, installing systems in power companies.
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