Not quite 4 weddings

Today is Waitangi Day, our national holiday and although there were no weddings there were:

• a celebration at the local marae - music, food and friends
• 2 tangi (funerals) - family and more food
• a trip around the mountain anti-clockwise going between the above
• and a frog (technically spotted last night but, close enough)

 Her name is Lulu and she and Gaston le mouton (below), carved locally, are currently sitting at Paris Plage cafe on the coast, the perfect place for a glass of wine to start a long weekend.

Perfect Night for a Party

We desperately need rain and today it's tipping down but it held off just enough to provide a perfect night for Sting and Paul Simon at the Bowl.

The place was packed, 3 hours of great music, a lot of dancing and singing along with some old favourites. and when the rain started the coats and ponchos came out and we kept on dancing.