Tuesday evening will be be our final tour information session, and all tourists and parents will be required to attend. Tour kit will be distributed and final arrangements explained and confirmed.
For those wanting to get a head start, you can ensure the following :-
- have two photocopies of your passport - one for your backpack and one for your large bag.
- ensure all items of clothing are named (even jocks and socks - when there is a pile of clothes fresh from the dryer in the middle of my bed, the boys on laundry detail will be thankful for every name they can find).
- look at purchasing a chamois or a microfibre towel as one of towels you take, to save weight and bulk, and so packing wet towels does not become a concern.
- If taking a mobile phone, ensure it will work in NZ and ensure any roaming arrangements have been seen to. Alternatively, check that your phone will work on the NZ network and look to purchase an NZ sim over there.
- Temps in Hamilton for the start of this week range from low teens (min) to low 20s (max), with rain, shower, drizzles and sunshine predicted over the course of the next three days. A couple of undershirts may be wise as well as something waterproof (even if it is just one of those emergency rain ponchos). The longer range forecast for when we are over there(however accurate that can be) is for mid teens to mid 20s with less wet.
- Don't forget to pack your blue bucket hat and sunscreen. Even though the temps are lower, the sheep-induced ozone hole means sunburn is still a big problem. If you have lost your bucket hat, buy one this week.
- If you haven't organised NZ$ yet, best if you visit your bank or post office this week. It usually only takes one or two nights to arrive and the rates you'll receive are far better than you'll get at the airport.
That's all for now - more info Tuesday.
Cheers,
Tony Wallis
Good Luck Grammar :-) Kia Kaha!!
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