It's been a busy time in New Zealand! We arrived in Auckland about a week ago to gorgeous weather and decided to bus north to a town called Paihia which is on the coast of the Bay of Islands, an idyllic island paradise off the northernmost part of the north island. We took a 24 hour tour on this unbelievable houseboat called "The Rock" and packed in a lot of activity including fishing, snorkeling, diving for mussels, sea kayaking, hiking, billiards, dolphin watching, and even some relaxing on the beach! I also did a half day fishing excursion (Ana passed on this) and caught a pile of red snapper which we ate for dinner that night. We returned to Auckland and then flew to Christchurch where Johnny Eyre-Walker was there to meet us with a smile and three cold beers. It was great to see him again! We moved into his and his girlfriend Carolyn's house then settled in for a night of hangover construction. I made sure to arrive on a weeknight so I could wave Johnny bye bye as he left the next morning for work - revenge is sweet!
It was Carolyn's 30th birthday last Saturday so they had a big barbeque party at their place where we met a lot of their friends and family. We got a little rained out, but that didn't stop anything - it was a great party.
We are now getting ready for our tour of the South Island and have reserved a Harley Davidson Softail Classic for two days beginning tomorrow! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself as I've never ridden a Harley before. I think we are going to ride to Queenstown then back up the west coast and over to Christchurch, as it's meant to be a spectacular drive. We will return on Friday then are planning a weekend away with Carolyn and Johnny, destination unknown. Next week we'll likely hang around for a few days then make our way northwards and find a nice place to spend Christmas. We'll be missing you all but at the same time enjoying the weather!
Kris
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