Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Kiwi-an News

It's the New Year. Whoa. Let's hope 2008 continues to kick as much ass as 2007. So, I guess 2008 is the year of "keepin' it up." Ha-ay.

Lately, Pheonix (otherwise known as P.Diddy, Pids, Dids, Phx or Dune) and I have been hanging out in the small New Zealand town of Rangiora which is home to Phx's parents.

Group photo:


Kate and Rob (the 'rents) are awesome and somehow they know everyone in this town. The other day this old guy showed up at their door wanting to give me and Dids a tour of the town in his old car. Who is this guy? Eric. He's just a friend of the family. um... Rad! So, we got into his car and drove around Rangiora. He took us to his friend's house who also has old cars and we then went for a drive with him, too!

It was totally fun:


We've done some other things, too.
Like, we went to the ocean:


We visited the itty-bitty town (pop. 650!) of Oxford:


For all you landscape lovers(?), here is an example of the amazing New Zealand scenery:


Oh and get this: Kate and Rob have friends who agreed to lend us a car for two weeks to travel around the southern New Zealand island! So, we're leaving tomorrow to go on a two week adventure to see fiords (whatever they are), penguins, and more cute New Zealand towns. 2008 is already keepin' up the ass kicking that defined 2007. Sweet.

-Katie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

it was so good to hear your voice the other day! and it was even better to actually talk to you! happy new year! and get a haircut. i am sure new zelanders are not cool with the mullet look. have fun in isengard or wherever the hell you are! xo ag