Week 7 A thought for this week: There is little in this world worth more than good friends. Monday, 25 January 2010 We packed a picnic lunch and set off for the coast and a visit with Ann and Murray Blackwell. The Blackwells (Phyllis's family) farm at Mangamaire near Pahiatua but have a vacation home at Ngawi near Cape Pallisser. The weather was beautiful. When we got out to the Cape, Buzz decided to walk up to the lighthouse. He took the camera with him. When...

Week 7A thought for this week: There is little in this world worth more than good friends.Monday, 25 January 2010We packed a picnic lunch and set off for the coast and a visit with Ann and Murray Blackwell. The Blackwells (Phyllis's family) farm at Mangamaire near Pahiatua but have a vacation home at Ngawi near Cape Pallisser. The weather was beautiful. When we got out to the Cape, Buzz decided to walk up to the lighthouse. He took the camera with him. W...

Monday, 18 January 2010 Last night we had a very nice lamb chop and salad barbeque dinner and went for a late evening walk through town (two blocks) and onto the beach. It was low tide, and the shells were just waiting for us to pick them up. We have scallop shells of every color and size. The beach was so serene. This morning we made arrangements to take a 4-wheel drive tour of Cape Farewell Spit a very narrow bit of land about 35 km long and less than 2km wi...

Monday, 18 January 2010Last night we had a very nice lamb chop and salad barbeque dinner and went for a late evening walk through town (two blocks) and onto the beach. It was low tide, and the shells were just waiting for us to pick them up. We have scallop shells of every color and size. The beach was so serene. This morning we made arrangements to take a 4-wheel drive tour of Cape Farewell Spit a very narrow bit of land about 35 km long and less than 2km wide...

Sunday, 10 January 2010 We checked out of our hotel and went to Anne and Michael's home in Goldfield Heights just out of Queenstown. Although it was sunny and bright at 7:30 am, by eleven the clouds and wind had returned and brought the rain along for good measure. The view from their home is spectcular... even on a dark, windy, rainy day. We helped get the lunch ready and stayed until about 2:30 when we set off for Haast. We traveled toward Coronet Peak, throu...