Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tuna Steak in Paihia
I'm in Paihia in the Bay of Islands with my friend Susie. Tomorrow we start our sailing course. It should be quite the adventure for the next week or so. More about that soon.Monday, March 09, 2009
New Zealand!!
I haven't updated in so long! Oops!Just a quick note that I'm in New Zealand, and it is green and sunny and beautiful!
My brother, Ron, is here and has been for over a week. We spent the first week of his visit on the South Island in Wanaka, the Catlins, Dunedin, and on the Otago Peninsula. We did a farmstay on the peninsula, and in the evening the owner of the farm took us on an evening wildlife tour that we had booked. Ron and I were less than ten feet away from a yellow-eyed penguin and her almost full-grown chick! We saw fur seals and New Zealand sea lions as well and were able to get pretty close to them.
This past weekend, we attended the wedding of two friends of mine: Helen and Blake. I sang in the wedding actually, so now I can officially say that I'm an international wedding singer. Ron and I were invited to visit many people and their farms or farming family at the wedding. Tomorrow begins our first visit at a woman named Jane's place. We have no idea what we're in for, but everyone was so insistent that we visit them... we have to go.
If you're reading this and know Ron and his email address, be sure to send him birthday greetings!