Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Ski Week - Part 2


Wednesday and Thursday the weather returned to storms again. We amused ourselves with trips around the area. Below is a shot of Amelia skipping down the Raetihi main street.  Raetihi looks down on its luck but has a great little cafe that makes it worth a visit, even if to inject a few dollars into its local economy. I like this shot even if its not technically that great as the shutter speed needed to be much higher. It shows a spark of happiness in a place that seems to be missing it.



To fill in the days I took Amelia to the new local climbing wall in Ohakune. Its perfectly set up for kids.  Amelia was terrified when she first saw the walls. She was adamant that she was not going to do it, could not do it and it was too hard. After some convincing to "just give it a try and after a try if you still don't like it then that's ok …" I finally managed to get a harness on her. After about 15 seconds on the first beginner wall she was grinning ear to ear smiles. She was in love with climbing. Dad just smiled knowingly. After scaling up and down the walls madly she was rapt with herself and her new found abilities and demanded to return the next day. So we did and she went even more ballistic up and down the walls and ropes. The staff were amazed at the transformation in her. Dad just smiled knowingly. She's the sort of kid that loves activity but just a bit shy to start with. Amelia has found a new sport.

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