Days 43-49 (10/8-10/14) - Wellington

Day 43 - Wellington The morning was NFL football (week 5) and the broncos actually won a game for the firs time in forever. The rest of the day was school (boring) and TV (okay). We had soup for dinner and played cards before going to bed.

Day 44 - Wellington The morning was breakfast and schoolwork like most mornings. Day got a lot better because we went to Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand. My favorite exhibit was the Gallipoli: The Scale of our War exhibit. It was about the tons of New Zealanders that fought in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. The crazy thing is that 3,000 kiwis died. Australia lost 8700, but the loss of New Zealand life in the 8 months at Gallipoli accounted for the death of 0.025% of New Zealand´s total population (Gallipoli deaths also accounted for 17.96% of New Zealand deaths in WWI). But Australian deaths at Gallipoli only accounted for 0.017% of the population. And the result of all the bloodshed was retreat. We finished at the museum and had dinner before watching TV and going to bed.

Day 45 - Wellington We got up and hung around in the morning before Dad and I played golf at Miramar Golf Links. It was fun but the wind was crazy strong. We went back and hung around the rest of the day and had dinner before going to bed.

Day 46 - Wellington We got up and took the bus to the ASB sports centre and did a sports camp and learned how to play rugby and cricket. Many people think rugby is like football and cricket is like baseball. Neither assumptions are true. I don know them well enough to explain the rules though. We also played floorball which is basically indoor hockey. We went back and had nachos before finishing the day.

Day 47 - Wellington Mom and I walked to my haircut because my hair was out of control and so long. We came back and did school in the morning before going to the Wellington Zoo. It was not like a normal zoo at home. It had lions, tigers, but also had multiple types of monkeys, kiwis (native bird of New Zealand, it may be confusing because I called New Zealanders kiwis earlier but that is just a nickname. Do not get the bird confused with the fruit), and cheetahs. We went back and Ada and I watched Spider Man: Far From Home while Mom and Dad got dinner. That rounded out the day.

Day 48 - Wellington We got up and did school all morning. We got mexican for dinner before going to our first ever rugby game. The Wellington Lions beat the Waikato Bulls 39-21. Afterwards we went back and to bed.

Day 49 - Wellington The morning of a sunday meant college football. The #19 Deacs played Louisville and lost literally because of the refs. They missed two huge interference calls, one which led to an interception. We also recovered an onside kick at the end of the game down 62-59, but the gave the ball to Louisville who ran out the clock. Sometimes I hate refs. The rest of the day ended with pasta and cards.

Left to Right: First four are statues in the exhibit Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War, a scrum in the rugby match