Friday, September 14, 2007

First week in New Zealand








Our new home...
















The WC...













The view!













And the local market.








Actually, our real accommodations are quite nice. We are staying at the Brown house while they are away in America. Their daughter Ruth is staying with us and educating us regarding the local culture.



Here are some pictures of some of the views we had. It doesn't do it justice. You'll have to come and see it for yourself...

Well that does it for us, it's the end of the road for this blog...


See all of this weeks photos by clicking:
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Cheers!











Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Casa Rosen

As usual, anytime guests arrive at Casa Rosen, Papa Rosen gets started on his Margaritas! They were wonderful of course. Claire hasn't actually had any at this time, she's just gett'n into the groove.

It was a pleasure spending time with the family at Casa Rosen. This doesn't happen nearly as much as we would all like, but it certainly is nice when it does. Katie was very happy to spend time with the whole family, especially that she had such a good time with Clairedip.



The twins got their opportunity to bond once again. It was a strange coincidence that Claire was leaving her island community for her destinations in the US, and Karl and Katie were heading the opposite way.
Karl had a major sit-down discussion with Mugsy, but they both came to terms. On Karl's next visit, Mugsy gets to sleep on the bed and Karl is out in the courtyard.



We were there for a week, but it seemed like hours. There never seems to be enough time to do all the things we want. This time we all had some nice outings and meals with each other. I even had the opportunity to surf on two boards. The first one has passed on now, the second still resides at Casa Rosen.




To view all pictures from this episode of Casa Rosen click here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dr.karlrosen/CasaRosenAug07?authkey=TUtxqCJ_Ik8