Tuesday, February 7: Hard to believe, but it rained again! We had a quiet morning, drove in to Petone to do a bit of shopping..protected by store awnings except for crossing the street...thank goodness for rain jackets. In the afternoon, we rested and watched the rain from the cozy chairs in the Ross living room.Wednesday, February 8: Sunshine!!!! We packed a picnic lunch and went to Wellington with Phyllis and Darcy for a tour of the Botanic Garden. The r...

Sunday, January 29: We said our goodbyes and left Jack's Point at 6:45 am to meet the bus in Frankton for a combined bus/boat tour to Doubtful Sound. Our driver was knowledgable of the area, and the two hours from Queenstown to the town of Manapouri passed quickly. At Manapouri we boarded a catamaran for a short trip across Lake Manapouri. Onthe other side of the lake we baorded another bus which took us along a beautiful private road to the next catamaran and on...

Sunday, January 29: We said our goodbyes and left Jack's Point at 6:45 am to meet the bus in Frankton for a combined bus/boat tour to Doubtful Sound. Our driver was knowledgable of the area, and the two hours from Queenstown to the town of Manapouri passed quickly. At Manapouri we boarded a catamaran for a short trip across Lake Manapouri. Onthe other side of the lake we baorded another bus which took us along a beautiful private road to the next catamar...

As a bonus in this entry, you get a recipe courtesy of our good friend Audrey Bowyer Audrey's Vegetable Pickle: 1 Red Bell Pepper chopped 3 stalks celery chopped 1/2 large cucumber chopped 1C. pitted Calamata Olives 1 Avocado Chopped 3 large sweet gerkins chopped 1/2 C. parsley chopped 70 g (3oz) crumbled feta cheese 1 small red onion chopped 1/2 C olive oil, 1/4 C white vinegar, 1 tsp whole grain mustard Salt and pepper to taste Mix altogether in a large bowl. T...

As a bonus in this entry, you get a recipe courtesy of our good friend Audrey BowyerAudrey's Vegetable Pickle: 1 Red Bell Pepper chopped 3 stalks celery chopped 1/2 large cucumber chopped 1C. pitted Calamata Olives 1 Avocado Chopped 3 large sweet gerkins chopped 1/2 C. parsley chopped 70 g (3oz) crumbled feta cheese 1 small red onion chopped 1/2 C olive oil, 1/4 C white vinegar, 1 tsp whole grain mustard Salt and pe...