Afternoon Tea seems just so civil.
Typical Waiheke Bay
They seem just so happy about the weather.Merry Christmas To All.
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve here in New Zealand and we will be on the move again so Sheryl and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas.
After leaving Adam and Lana's we drove to Auckland and are now on Waiheke Island, an hour's ferry ride ride away. It's a beautiful island reminding us of Hawaii with its many fine little beaches, shops and cafes. Wineries seem to be everywhere and their settings over the bays and harbours are simply spectacular.
Tomorrow we will be back in Auckland having our family Christmas celebrations on Christmas eve with Tyler and Meghan as they will be picking up her sister, Ellen, at 6 am Christmas day at the airport. We then will all reunite again in Rotorua (Klamath Falls' sister city) for Christmas day and all things thermal - its the Yellowstone of New Zealand.
Christmas is just plain odd to us in New Zealand as it is the start of summer here. The beach Bar-B-Q seems to be the traditional event and shorts the preferred attire. They seem quite aware of how nice the weather is compared to the states. Note the above photo.
Christmas carols are equally strange to us. In Perth we heard Chinese folks singing White Christmas in a little Chinese Restaurant and it just didn't seem normal...but who am I to judge traditions? I think what is important to us all at these time of year is that special feeling of family, be it around a snowy tree, a beach Bar-B-Q or a Chinese wok.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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