Thursday Am.

Hard to believe we have been gone only a week. I think the Jet lag has worn off, but I am still exhausted by 8pm each night.

We are in our house. Great little place. Three bedrooms, a very open living area with big glass doors. We have a garage to turn into Man town! The back yard has a lemon tree and a small garden, well actually an area of dirt, but we plan to plant a garden.

The Kiwi's are very nice, but not ridiculous. They tend to leave you alone, but once you start a conversation it's over. We spent two hours in the phone store yesterday and Amie ended up with a Kiss from Simon. I may have to keep an eye on her, the Kiwis seem to like her.

Surf picture is developing. We spent a few hours turning down every road leading to the beach looking for spots and trying to figure out swell direction and wind. Finally I got to Opunake, and a surf shop with two great guys. They handed me a book that has 450 breaks across New Zealand labeled and explains breaks and conditions. 20-30 of them are within 45 minutes from our house. Most of them explain unbelievable L and R point breaks, but they also describe Rocks, rips, and multiple other possible complications. But there are also gentle beach breaks.

For those of you who use Skype, our name is amieandchris. WE would love to communicate via this method if anyone wants to contact us.

More pics to come.