An early start and Elton John

Today started early with a meeting with Otago Regional Council about some trees ( our responsibility) during which time we had to work out how to get out of bed without flashing Gary and the possible new neighbours looking to buy the section below!!
We left home at 10am with a visit to Evansdale cheese and a drive around old Cherry Farm ( bad vibes) on the way to Dunedin.
Arriving in Dunedin it was pissing down and we couldn’t find a park within 100m of Vogel st kitchen (VSK)
We got a bit soaking on the way to a coffee, VSK, which was packed.
We tried to do a bit more trip planning and we were all ready to pay for some internal flights when we saw that checked baggage was only 15kgs and hand luggage 5kgs- bugger we may have to do a trial pack as we normally travel with at least 20kgs as we need gear for all weather etc
Next it was off to St Clair for a coffee with Val- we were nearly all blown and washed away- the surf was pounding. Cafe was packed for the whole time we were there but lovely to catch up with Val and her lovely haircut.
By now it was 3.15pm and torrential rain+++.
We decided we needed ponchos but on discovering/ hearing they were sold out we used a bit of kiwi ingenuity and went to PacnSave and bought..... wheelie bin liners!!!!
The parking gods were with us even if the weather gods weren’t so after parking, dinning our bin liners it was off to the Taj Mahal for an Indian - we arrived awash on the outside but dry on the inside.
Dinner was fab, back in with the bin liner and it was a 20 min walk/swim to Forsyth Barr stadium to wait for Elton John to come on- we joined the throngs of other dripping wet people. Our seats are on the back 10m line so not a real hope of seeing too much- K is hoping no-one takes up the invitation to stand up and dance that is being offered!!
Thank god for the stadium roof!!Read more