Derby day

 Dear all

Today we finally said goodbye to our second camper van, but this time we were just returning it back to Wicked, the hire company! It was still pouring with rain all the way back to Auckland and all the way back to Bikini's house ( he kindly picked us up.... ahhhhh sweet).

Our final day in NZ was to be spent doing something neither myself or Dean had even managed in England and that was to go to Derby Day!

Strangely, as we arrived the rain finally started to ease and we set about the task at hand getting drinks and bets on. It appears that the Derby is equally as popular in NZ as our Blighty equivalent although the early morning storms did keep some punters away. Matt & Lucy, who we stayed with when we arrived joined us and the party really started. Lucy & I managed to find some Champers & the boys drank beer and studied the form. Somehow I managed to pick two winners for Dean, but missed out on the big race as he laughed at me when I picked 'Jimmy Choo' & wouldn't place a bet ....... guess who won!

Oh well its all fun & the partying carried on till quite late until the boys went off the town & I collapsed on the sofa bed!

Tomorrow we fly to Tahiti, hopefully after the hangover has subsided!!!
Nite all