Newshound Ady & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz

Had a wonderful week. Boy, I could have done with your help!

I know I'm a retriever by heritage, but there are some things that are even out of the league of a keen Labrador.

This is a picture of me on the beach with the stick that the boss refused to throw. I thought it would be a blast.

Turns out, it was a blast.

The navy guys came and blew it up. The boss tells more of the story in his column this week. All I know is the army dude started digging a hole in the sand to put the big grey stick in and I was keen to help. After they blew it up, the crater was so big, I don't think you and I would have been much help at all.

And the bang, man it was loud. You think the boss' old Remington packs a punch? You should have heard the noise when this mother went off.

With a boom that big, I expected half the ducks in the North Island to have rained down on us.

I'd like to put a charge like that under the Ginger Bastard from down the road.

Met a couple of cool dogs in my travels, Abbott the guide dog and Meg the wannabe surfer. Will show you the pictures next week.

Till then, be good, and if someone says 'You da bomb” – run.

-Flo