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Some cool relief

I forgot to mention in my Auckland tirade yesterday that it takes Ben 45 minutes to an hour to get to work. Which part of expensive housing, low wages, heavy traffic, long commute times and substandard housing equals good quality of life?

I think I must have some disease that means I feel the heat more than most. I’ve noticed that on hot days, Ben has a light film of sweat on his skin that cools him down. I don’t get that . I find I have a tendency to get headaches on hot days too and they’re the sort that hang around for more than 24 hours and don’t go away with panadol.

For a bit of cool relief today, I took Elizabeth to Snow Planet. A couple of photos:

I just loved having that cold, crisp feeling against my face. Elizabeth kept her gloves on this time and enjoyed herself more than the last time we were there.
Daniel has just about finished his last day of school for the week and so far things have gone really well. There are only 6 children in his class which has helped. They have a strange system here where children start school on or just after their 5th birthday, which means children are starting school for the first time all year round. By then end of the year, there’ll be 20 kids in the class.

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4 responses to “Some cool relief”

  1. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    You're welcome to the cold. It was 0 degrees this morning. Maddy cried all the way to school!

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  2. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    It was -5 at snow planet and we were toasty warm. Maybe Maddy needs some warmer clothing?

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    Anonymous

    Hi Rachel. If you want some cold relief, come to Geneva. It's currently -8 and supposed to drop to -14 with gale force winds from the north pole, which makes a wind chill factor of -22. Walking by the lake after work today was an exhilarating experience, to say the least: waves worthy of an ocean beach today, icicles hanging dramatically and winds threatening to sweep anyone not hanging on tightly into the water. Despite the extreme weather, busses and tram run on time and commuting is no problem for pedestrians with snowboots. You might also be interested to know that despite 10 cm of snow, huge plaques of ices and subzero temperatures, many people are still getting around on bicycles.

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    Rachel

    I'll see whether I can convince Ben to move to Geneva, ha, ha. I'd love to see a photo of one of those cyclists riding through the snow. When I lived in England I used to cycle to work when it snowed and I loved it. There was never very much of it though so I imagine it would be quite different in Switzerland.

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