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Easter Hols

Sarah's turn to blog. Gareth, Freya and I headed down to wellington Via Wanganui ( where Freya had her last play in the sea before winter). In Welly we visited the excellent Te Papa museum where Gareth and I sponged in info. but Freya just got a bit bored! We stayed with Hilary, a friend and teacher at the High school who has a place with her Scottish boyfriend ,Glen just outside Welly. Good food, good company and a free bed for acouple of nights! On day2 we visited a nature/ bird reserve which we all enjoyed, seeing lots of birds and Tuatara( dinosaur type lizard native to N.Z.) It was a 2hr. walk so I was a bit useless for the rest of the day. The following day it rained which gave us a perfect excuse to visit a shopping Mall, wow! This believe or not was again an enjoyable experience for all, as We hadn't really experienced this arrray of shops since xmas shopping in theU.K! We headed back to Taumarunui via palmerston North where we squeezed in more shopping, albeit on a slightly more pratical level. We bought a de-humidifier,and 2 heaters which along with a days wood collecting, thanks to Gareth and Peter should see us right for our first N.Z. winter without central heating!!

Had a midwife appointment today and all is fine then drove to Ohukune where ourChalet is, Very excited to see the first dusting of snow has covered the Mountain.

Photos; our woodpile, Gareth's new workout ,chopping wood, Dance Show with friend Zoe, Freya flying her kite and bird-watching!

New Pets

Hi Everyone

We got through our first term teaching in NZ 10 weeks. Holiday time yipee!! Sarah and Freya have new pets. Freya has got a rabbit called Rocky and Sarah has a Hen called Rita. They have a run in our garden and keep each other company. We are heading off to Wanganui and Wellington for alook around so a bit more exploring. We'll let you all know what we did when we get back.