Summer Fun 2010

Duane believes my level of happiness ebbs and flows with the success of my studio. I say my level of happiness is in direction proportion to sunshine and swimming. It's probably all of that. All I know is that when the sun is shining and it's nice and warm, I imagine myself staying here forever. But as the days shorten and the water temperature drops, I long for the Texas heat once again. Anyway, we've had a lovely summer and here is some of what we've done.



We started off with a trip to Wellington. I really like it here and am happy to get a city fix. It was the International Unicycle Competitions which was quite fun. Unicycles EVERYWHERE!



Then we went over Takaka Hill and spent a couple of days in Golden Bay. A little bit of hiking and a couple of swims in cool rivers. I'm loving it!










There's this fantastic little bush walk that's like Jurassic park. Less of a hike and more of a jungle gym. The boys had a blast.



Finally, we went over to the Marlborough Sounds. This area remind me SO much of the Pacific Northwest. It is absolutely beautiful. There we rented a boat. We did lots of fishing and exploring.We also did some sea bisquiting which was terrific fun. That's our friend Gavin And, there's Dean! Woo-hoo.

I really hope some of our friends in the States might come visit. We are really getting to know this area and would love to share it with you. Peace and warm wishes to all. xo, Barbara