Dunedin

Friday:
Trip down fine. Stopped at my cousin's cafe for lunch.

Did some reading in the corner while the LARP happened.

Billeted at Angus and Kathy's. Thanks again :)

Saturday:
Took photos of a cat.
Went into town for an overpriced and overcooked full breakfast.

Played in a Marines vs Aliens[TM] game. Game kinda ruined by the guy playing party leader who was metagaming pretty bad and trying to avoid the plot at all costs. Highlight - beating a coulple of Aliens to death with one of thier own arms.

While the GS was runing a) visited Maria about work "owing", b)read some more, C)retired early (went to bed about about 9:30).

Sunday:
Went into town for a very nice pancake breakfast.

Played in a Call-of-Chthuluish exercise in paranoia. My character didn't have much to to do, but everyone played nice and we finished the scenario with no problems.

Played in a poorly run excuse for being a party of gained-sentience monsters in a DII type game. Most of the game consisted of very repetitive combat. I thought my character had quite a bit of potential, but never got to use it. Died near the end.

Did a pizza run.

Drove back to Chch - ~ 4hrs 20minutes. Arrived shortly after midnight.

Slept.

For those interested the Prius did the entire trip on one tank.

Shit. Fuck.

When you're second on the scene at a motorway accident you stop, turn on the hazard lights and give what assistance you can. Tonight that was calling the ambulance (111), supplying a torch and talking to one of the drivers.

Picture this (those who know Chch) - the Southern Motorway, a few hundred metres from the 'Y' towards Brougham St. One car, front end munted (walking back past it later I saw they had cut the driver out and had him on a stretcher). Tracks lead off through the grass verge back towards the 'Y' in an erratic curve for about 100 metres before crossing the motorway and stopping at car #2 who has T-dived into the ditch. Car #2 (a taxi) has a munted driver's side door and a very lucky driver who has taken a nasty bang on the head but otherwise seems OK (he was able to climb out the passengers side and walk to the ambulance when it arrived). Fortunately no passengers. This is where I spent about half-hour waiting for the emergency services (all three turned up eventually).

I don't know whether I'm glad to have been at the less-messy part of the accident or wondering if I would have been more help at the other (where my car was).

A notable, if not happy end to a very blah day which I originally (foolishly) had high hopes of enjoying.