(New Zealand poet)This weekend was a blast! Saturday Ken and I had the grand tour of Kerri and Rick's dairy farm. We began by watching Rick milk 60 cows at a time, then stopped by the calves stalls (wow, soooooo cute!!), and ended by feeding Marge, their son Josh's calf for country school. She was very sweet and calm, and trained how to drink milk out of a bucket! We ended the evening with a venison dinner, which Rick had shot himself. It was amazing. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so no pictures.
This is a Marae, a sacred meeting house for the Maori people. In New Zealand, you are not allowed in one without being invited. The stained glass doors being closed represent the gods embracing you once inside the Marae.
The face cast is a real cast made in the late 1800's of a Maori man's tatooed face. The hut is a replica of what they used to live in. The door is low because it let in less cold air that way.
Another part of the museum dedicated to the Treaty of Waitangi which stated the Maori rights and ownership of their land under the Queen.
We love you and constantly thank God in our prayers for you! Col 1:3
Sunday church was an answer to prayer. That morning I prayed again for the Lord to be preparing a friend for Ken and I, someone our age who we could hike with, hang out with...and at the 10:30am service, we arrived late and sat down in an empty pew next to Jennifer - a 20 something year old from Minnesota! She just moved down here this winter (your summer, because we're upside down here), and is living with her sister who just recently married a Kiwi. Jen, her boyfriend, and her sister and her husband all love to hike and enjoy the outdoors! Plus she wants to get involved singing with the music teams here! So we exchanged numbers and hopefully we'll go hiking together this weekend. How marvelous!
Sunday evening Ken and I celebrated Rachel's 13th birthday with her family and the pastor's family. We enjoyed a lot of good desserts at The Aqaba, as you can see the platter was huge!
Monday Ken and I had our second adventure in Wellington. We began our trip with a "cuppa" at a local coffee shop. They serve their mocachinno's with a marshmallow and chocolate piece! Then we went to the Te Papa museum and enjoyed learning more about the Maori culture and history.
This is a Marae, a sacred meeting house for the Maori people. In New Zealand, you are not allowed in one without being invited. The stained glass doors being closed represent the gods embracing you once inside the Marae.
The face cast is a real cast made in the late 1800's of a Maori man's tatooed face. The hut is a replica of what they used to live in. The door is low because it let in less cold air that way.
Another part of the museum dedicated to the Treaty of Waitangi which stated the Maori rights and ownership of their land under the Queen.
We ended the evening with some fish and chips from the local brew pub, Mac's and enjoying the modern architecture of Wellington.
Before heading back to Palmy, we decided to trek to the top of Mount Victoria, to see the city at sunset. In the process, we not only saw a gorgeous view, but we found the set for one of the LOTR scenes! Frodo!
We love you and constantly thank God in our prayers for you! Col 1:3
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