on the saturday, we didnt leave the grounds, so i settled with looking at the souviners and the thomas merchandise tent. i didnt buy anything from the tent, as all i found of interest were some minis, but i couldnt remember what i didnt have, so passed on them.
on sunday, kylie, lloryian and myself escaped for the afternoon to auckland. we went to derby depot first, where kylie and i both got skates and laces. i love the skates, though i have to relearn everything from the intake class. they are so much more comfy and feel smoother to use.
then off to sylvia park for lunch, where i found a toyworld and got the power ranger minis 4 pack and a dc set. also went to the warehouse, and i finally found the hotwheels peanuts car i was missing from the set.
a nearby school had a gala on saturday morning, so i went round to that, hoping to find some blue track or something. didnt find much, but i did grab the tomy tractor in the above photo. the sheep pulls out on a string, and when you get it go, it is wound back in, the engine jiggles and makes noise. as the sheep goes back in the trailer, the door closes behind it, and the tractor then moves forward.
normally it would be too modern for my tastes, but i wasnt going to leave without one decent buy, and that happened to be it!