We had a wonderful Xmas and New Year. On 23rd
Dec we went for a two day walk in the hills, and stayed overnight in the “Pack
Horse Hut” on Mt Bradley, returning home the next day, Xmas Eve. We meet up
with a few friends before attending our church for more carol singing and
midnight communion.
“Pack
Horse Hut”
Xmas Day was hot and sunny. We had lunch with our landlords in the house
above our apartment, together with their two sons and three grandchildren,
ranging from 8 years old to 2 years old. We had great fun in the garden,
playing water pistol fights and making mud pies! In the evening we had a meal with one of
Norman’s friends from band, Chris, Margot and their family. All
in all, a memorable Christmas day.
We went for a long walk on Boxing Day in the local “Port hills”,
to work off some of the mountains of food consumed Xmas Day!
New Year’s Eve was spent with yet more friends we have
made locally across the bay in Diamond Harbor, we caught the ferry which takes
ten minutes rather than a half hour drive. We stayed overnight and then had a
Barbie breakfast New Years Day with Roy and Jean in the sunshine. It all seemed
quite surreal, especially as we were getting constant reports of sub zero
temperatures in the UK!
We have now decided that we need to start exploring more
of this lovely country, so, on Tues 5th Jan we are taking off for a
few days to an area called Arthur’s Pass, where apparently the scenery is
amazing, and there are lots of hills and mountains to explore. Norman has
joined the Christchurch Tramping Club who own a hut in the area, so we will be
staying there for a few days as a base from which to explore.
A couple of weeks later, we have booked a week in
somewhere called Abel Tasman, which is a National Park in the South Island,
with, yet again, wonderful scenery. We will try and take some photos of both
areas to post on to the blog.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our
family and friends a Happy New Year. May 2010 be a “Good One” for us all!
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