Those of us who call Wellington home often take umbrage at our lovely city being called 'Windy Wellington'.
But there's no denying it - this place is windy. Today we have a strong nor-wester. Anywhere else in the country it would be a howling gale - here it is merely strong.
I'm sure the number of Wellington women with short hair would be much higher than the national average. There are two basic hairstyles here - the short, tousled style where you can pretend the windlblown look is what you were going for, or long enough to tie back so you don't end up with seaweed hair.
This morning I wasn't taking any chances with my look. At 5am, this relatively warm wind is still damn cold. So I left for my walk with barely an inch of skin showing - long pants, jacket, gloves and beanie. Well protected. But, as I rounded the corner at the bottom of the hill - THE WIND BLEW MY BEANIE OFF! I've certainly never had that happen before.
Still, it's not as bad as our last house. We lived right on the beach at Lyall Bay. When a good southerly buster was roaring straight up from Antarctica across the Cook Strait, it would whip enough sand off the beach to rival a Saharan sandstorm. I quickly learned not to put my lipstick on before I left the house - it would be crusted like sandpaper by the time I got to the car.
Still, for all its weather foibles, I love this city.
7 comments:
OMG fancy the wind being that strong. I would have to have my hair shaved off or wear a beanie all the time too cause I hate the wind blowing my hair.
wow windy enough to blow a beanie off..lol at not wareing lipstick near the beach!!
LOL Crusty lipstick. I think Revlon could be interested in that creation. Well done to you for going out in the wind anyway. Have a great day :)
I remember the wind only too well! Had a brolly blown inside out one day and have memories of just about been blown over in central Wellington!
Lol at your story! Yes, Wellington is lovely but far too windy for my tastes.
Jonny and I were passing through last year and went up Mt Victoria. We wanted a photo with us both in it, so set our digital camera up on our tripod on a 10-sec timer. Just as the camera flashed and took our pic, a huge gust of wind sent the whole camera and tripod rolling down the side of the mountain!!! We managed to retrieve them, but the screen was so badly scratched and dented that it never popped back into its housing.
Luckily for us the camera was stolen a few months later and we were able to replace it with a better model on insurance.
Lesson = never use tripod on Mt Victoria. And make sure you have contents insurance!
Lol - I'm not a big fan of the wind - it's a bit spooky. I can't believe it blew your beanie off - that's strong!
My parents are from Wellington - My mum lived in Seatoun, Breaker Bay. (I was born in Nelson) - I've lost my beanie in the wind there too!
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