YG @ Aviemore

So on Saturday, we took a van load up to the Lakes for a day of boating and hanging out ... it was absolutely pouring in Timaru, but as you can see from the photos, absolutely perfect weather at Aviemore.

Aviemore is one of the many dams in the South Island, and is one of the many that is actually man made. Yup, under all this water is actually flooded farmland. I also had pointed out to me several times that this dam provided much of the electricity that I use up in the North Island.

Above: Lake Aviemore.

Below: Me on Greg and Jane's boat.

Above: Spot me with Matthew (Jane and Greg's son) on the biscuit. We also had a Mantra Ray, which is kind of like a giant inflatable stingray that can get airborne. I had a go with Sarah, though we weighed enough to keep it mostly just on the surface of the water. It can go as high as the treetops when there is only one person on it. Pretty cool.

Below: The traditional group photo. This time standing in an example of the size of the pipes that pump the water from the dam.