My daughter had a very long sleep in today thanks to it being a "leave day" for her high school. She had a doctor's appointment at midday which we walked to easily. The medical centre is at the end of our street, only about 8 minutes walk away, which is incredibly convenient.
After that we decided to have a bike ride together, with the aim of investigating a berry farm. I had seen the signs on the outskirts of Hamilton, pretty close to our suburb, on the way back from another town a couple of weeks ago. The ride had some up and down challenges, and was mostly on the open road, but we made it there and back safely, enjoying the stop for a fresh berry ice cream at the berry farm. The Road Rules 101 lesson was probably a bit like throwing my daughter in at the deep end, but it felt relatively safe and she seemed happy about it all. The most noteworthy event was when I heard her squealing at one point on the ride home. I turned to see that she'd stopped, so I did the same. The squeal had been over a very pregnant praying mantis that was starting a long and treacherous wobble across the road. Its hopes for the future had almost been dashed by my daughter's bicycle wheels. She managed to avoid the insect, then stopped and went back to rescue it. Right place, right time!
In the early evening my husband and son arrived home on the newly improved motorbike - which now starts beautifully - the son from cricket practice and the husband from work. We're all safe and sound at home this evening, though Japan is being hit by earthquakes and tsunamis as I write.
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