Week Three

 August 9 St Andrews

Yesterday we went to St Andrews. To get there we went on a double-decker bus. When we arrived we went to the fair. First Harry and I got a lolly bracelet. Next we rode the merry-go-round. I rode on a blue and red princess carriage and Harry went on Thomas, who is blue. Then we came to the library and had lunch.

St Andrews Castle - when I was 2!

Me and Harry

August 11 Our village

My village is called Crail. My favourite place to go in Crail is the cafe with a big sand statue by it. I like my village because it's got beautiful flowers. My village is way tinier than Auckland. There's a beach, one school, three food stores and one cafe. It's Scotland's summer and it's rainier than New Zealand's winter!

Crail High St

Crail Harbour

Crail Flowers

Crail Flowers

August 13 Pittenweem Art Festival

Today we went to the art festival. We walked around the whole of the whole of Pittenweem looking at the pictures. My favourite picture was the one with the city that had rainbow colours on it. After that we went to the Cocoa tree - it is a cafe. I got a pancake and a really yummy hot chocolate!

Pittenweem

Pittenweem

Pittenweem

Camera twirling (at the Arts Festival in Pittenweem)

Pittenweem

August 15 Last Night

Last night it was my Grandma's birthday party. First we had yummy Lasagne - it was nice and crispy. Next we had a chocolate sponge delicious cake. Then I made a party game. It was called "stick your face on the person". Harry won: he won a picture of a cat and a whole packet of mentos. It was exciting.

Candy's birthday at "the Barns" in Kingsbarns

Kingsbarns

My second week

August 3

Yesterday my cousin Lewis and Nicky came to Glamis Castle with us and we saw beautiful beds. We went to the park and I went on the flying fox all by myself.

Glamis Castle

On the Flying Fox at Glamis

August 5

Yesterday my family and i went to the deer park. First I got the food and went to feed the deers. I fed a black one, an orange one, one with antlers and one that was very special because it had spots and was orange and white. Next we went to the bird show. My favourite was the hawk because it flew over our heads and it touched my head two times.

A Hawk

A Barn Owl

Feeding the Deer

August 7 Dundee

Today we went to Dundee. First my brother, Harry, Daddy, Mummy, and I went to the swimming pools. Mummy and I went on the rapid river. It would push you round and round in circles and it was really fast. I felt happy. Next my Mummy and I went to buy my school uniform. We got black shoes with flowers on, a grey dress, two blue skirts and three white tops. I felt excited!

My first week away

On the plane out of Auckland

Byron Bay

July 18

Today my family and I went whale watching. We climbed hundreds of stairs to a lighthouse [at Byron Bay] to watch the whale. At first I felt excited. After I felt exhausted.

Byron Bay Lighthouse

Whale watching - and we saw one!

July 19

Today my family and I went to the beach. First I made a beautiful, big sandcastle. Next I had an interesting swim because there were two dolphins. There was a mummy dolphin and a baby dolphin. Daddy had to pick me up to see the grey dolphins. Last of all I had a chocolate icecream.

Just another day at the beach

Madeleine - dolphin rider!

July 20

Today my family went to Dreamworld. First we went to Tiger Island and we watched tigers lie down and walk. Next we went to pat a kangaroo [and a snake!] and saw 4 koalas climbing in the trees. Then I drove a vintage car. I took my new koala on a scary boat ride. The boat went up high and as you come down water sprays in your face. It was fun! It was super fun!

Snake charmer

July 22

Today I went to Zia and Honey's house. First we went on their nextdoor neighbour's boat. Next we had a milo. It was sweet. Then we rode our bikes and scooters. It was fun!

I do like to be beside the seaside

Dubai

July 26

On tuesday in Dubai mummy, daddy, my brother Harry and I went to Wild Wadi, the water park. The day was boiling, boiling hot [46 degrees!]. First me and my little brother went in the big pool. Sometimes the waves came and tipped you over. Last of all I went on all the big slides. It was very exciting there.

Wild Wadi

Scotland

July 29

We have now made it to Scotland and our house is in Crail. Our front yard is full of lavender and you can see the sea. We went to our beach and i made a love heart in the sand.

Our House

Crail Beach

My heart

The Itinerary

On July 17th I will be flying from Auckland airport with my family to Brisbane in Australia,

and driving down to Byron Bay for a week's stay by the beach.

Byron Bay

On the 25th of July we are then flying from Brisbane to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for two days,

Dubai

before continuing on to Glasgow in Scotland on the 27th of July.

Glasgow

From there we will drive across to Crail on the East coast, where we will live for the next 11 weeks.

Crail

On the 18th of October we will drive down to London over a week,

London

flying out of Heathrow Airport on October 30th, arriving back home (108 days after setting out) on November the 2nd.

I will be keeping this blog throughout my trip to let all my friends at Edendale primary school know what I am doing and share in the adventure. I will miss them all very much, so I hope that by writing this blog for them they will all accompany me on the journey.