so i'm back in wellington after walking around lake taupo. i'm amazing. technically i only walked part of the way, but in team sports everyone takes the credit. so i'm taking the credit. anyway, i walked with the most class so that probably means i was carrying the team.

apart from sunburn and sweltering heat, it was pretty easy. so, as with most team activities i'm left wondering if the entire point is getting to spend the weekend away with seventeen people you kind of know and then getting to share car and motel rooms with them, while you pretend you are doing a good job of hiding your contempt at their choice of breakers for breakfast.

although i shouldn't complain. i got in a good car. and had awesome homecooked-breakfast-making motel mates. except for how i shared a room with my sister. which is a whole other story. basically she is extraordinarily bossy even when surrounded by strangers that she should have the decency to be intimidated by.

anyway on the way home i had no ride so had to bum a ride with others, including this woman who has a constant narrative. i pretended to sleep. except when there were fun things on the agenda like a stop for a swim or a view of the mighty waikato river. it is hard to pretend to sleep for five hours. but i did it.

so this weekend i not only performed amazing athletic feats but i proved myself worthy of an oscar. you are lucky i record my life in a blog. it is just so interesting.