Hereworth

Well after a week off school bein ill with a sickness bug, I was back on form to support the rugby, soccer and hockey teams as they went on their annual trip across the mountains to the East Coast of NZ, to Napier!
We travelled in 2 coaches, and with a half hour stop for toilet break and lunch at Lake Taupo the journey took 5 hours... !! 5 hours in a coach with thirty 10 year old boys !! It was interestin to say the least... !
The coach that i wasnt on got pulled over by the police for speadin, and when the police man found out that he actually knew the drivers brother, he gave him a $30 fine, when it should of been about $120 !! Its all about who you know down here apparantly... haha
So Lake Taupo for lunch.... The weather wasnt great, but it was still beautiful.. The lake just goes on for as far as you can see... Its HUGE !! And coincidently is where IMNZ takes place... ! Hmmm who am i startin to sound like !! Thanks Daddy and K1 club for gettin me hooked !!
So back on the bus for the final couple of hours over the mountains (which have roads twistier and steeper than those goin up Troodos for those of you who are readin this and know what im talkin about), this was difficult for the coach and on many occasions i did actually fear for my life as the bus started rolling backwards... :S
When we got to Napier we went to the Aquarium, which was quite cool... Kinda small tho !
So once all the kids had been dropped off at their billet families for the night, the staff all met with the Hereworth staff for drinks in the staffroom, and then when that was over we went to check in to the motel we were stayin at...
When they told me we were stayin in a motel i thought of all the naff motel things you see at the side of the motorway in all the American movies, but the motels here are awesome...
I had a huge room to myself, which had a Double King size bed, Kitchen area, Bathroom with spa bath, Huge tv with sky, and another room with 2 single beds in!! I paid nothing, cuz i am now staff which is awesome, but now i know where all mummy and daddys money went when i went on school trips with Pock... Hmmmmm ;)
That night we went out for a meal at the most amazin steak house i have ever been to in my life... It was gorjusss ! Then a couple of the teachers and Michael (the other gappie) came back to my room and we played cards.. Im gettin better !! haha...
The next day we had the fixtures... The 1st team rugby lost 66-0 !! But the Hereworth boys were huge, I would say they could walk straight into the Pock 2nd team who are all between the age of 16-18, and these kids were only 12... They were massive.. The 2nd team rugby lost 33-0, there was no excuse there im afraid.. Just bad rugby.. The 1st team soccer lost 3-0 and the 2nd team lost 4-2... and the 1st team hockey lost 1-0 !! It wasnt a great day out for Southwell, but everyone had fun !!
Then the journey back... It was quieter, but still with its highlights of schoolboy naughtiness... Like one kid who thought it would be hilarious to throw a drinks bottle still half full out of the window in the roof of the bus... None of the staff saw this, but the bottle was close to hittin the windscreen of the car drivin behind us, who just happened to be one of the kids parents who had travelled to watch the matches !! UNLUCKY !!

So that was an interestin couple of days... Not really much else happenin apart from the fact that i am now lookin to buy a car... So will keep you posted on that !!

Loves xxxxx