Spring then Snow?!

After a week of mostly sunny weather and warming temperatures, with Spring in full gear (I've been wearing T-shirts and shorts to school!), we were treated (?!) to some snow yesterday!

The houses here are paper-thin and central heating is a swear word. We arrived home late from a friends house to our chilly new abode... alas, we did not rise at 5:30 for our Thursday morning swim, but hunted under the duvet for what heat we could find...

The picture is from a bike race around the south island, where competitors have gone from sub-tropical to antarctic conditions in a day. Weather maps show huge, icy gusts spewing up from the south pole, a stark reminder of our remote location.

I'm very fortunate as my Y10 form class and I are camping next week. A load of other students are camping this week and have paid for sea kayaking tours - I pray the weather is better soon! I'm even luckier in fact, having secured another trip the week after my first - both kayaking around the Abel Tasman - fingers crossed for more warm weather and whales!