Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Fancy a Highland Fling?

This weekend, thanks to a tip-off from BigHoneyDog (http://www.bighoneydog.com/) and a Scottish mate of Husband's we checked out Auckland's annual Highland Games.
Organised by the local Scottish population (duh), events included hammer tossing, stone throwing, and Haggis hurling (throwing -not throwing up).








Making friends










Sack races













The kids got to hurl fake Haggis's into gumboots for prizes of Scottish shortbread and chips.









Lunch time!


Forget about Time Out. Where can I get me one of these for home?








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