The Kiwi Chronicles: Windy Welly

Hey Mates,

Before hopping the next bus to Wellington, we finished off our time in Napier being "bartenders" for Anne's neighbourhood block party, which turned out to be a total blast! Who knew that 'Older Person's Day' could be so much fun!?! Heck, we didn't even know it existed...

Wellington has the unfortunate habit of living up to it's nickname "Windy Welly," as our photos can testify. Occassionally dubbed "Wellywood" (as the home of Peter Jackson and other celebrities), it is known for it's politicans (it's the capital), poor artists, and even poorer students. This combination creates a diverse, trendy, and crazy city... needless to say, we totally dig it!

We arrived a week ago last Saturday and quickly made friends at church on Sunday (yay Vineyard!). Since then we have slept in six different places... from an upscale apartment, to a moldy, rundown, college house in dirty sleeping-bags. Our job hunt has yet to pan out, so we have been kicking it with Zac, a fellow goobatron and lover of randomness. The pictures below should tell the some of our stories.....

Hiking to Tamata Peak (near Napier)

SHEEP (This is just one of the many photos of sheep Emily has taken since our arrival)

The dance floor inwhich we cleaned and mopped in preparation for the evenings gathering

One of the colorful characters which brightened the party in honor of National Older Persons Day

Our first cigar.... a CUBAN!!! Booya!

"Do you see this place?!?" Welcome to Wellywood!

A HEDGE HOG!!!! We literally chased the hog down the street, forced Zac to pick it up so that we didn't have to, giggled incessently and proceeded to snap photo after photo of its stinkin cute face!

Emily and Zac chillin with the naked bloke on the harbor

(Don't worry Mom, he's a statue)

Shoulder Ride!

(Check out how hard Sadie's laughing in the back ground)

"It's like they're dating!!!" -Emily

One of our favorite pastimes: drinking coffee and journaling

The Terrific Trio (That's Zac's feet in the corner)

"My bike!!!"

The Flying Fox!!

(A sweet triple zipline which Sadie proceeded to call the Fox Box)

"The Couch"

We tied all three ziplines together and prayed the knots wouldn't slip!

The dino-crew

(Left to Right: Zac, Chelsea, Chris)

The Botanical Gardens

Ah, the sweet love of a girl for a guitar... magical!

Jane, one of our super sweet hostesses

On the road again....

Beer and Chocolate Muffin..... does it get any better than this?

...A primo example of our randomness was when Zac tapped his face!

Emma totally kicked the rubbish out of every other girl running the 600m... actually you can see her, ... yeah, the one in yellow... there was only one...