We had the most exciting day so far in New Zealand! We woke up to a breakfast of soy milk and granola (Blaine’s first time to have soy milk). After much discussion, we realized soy milk is definitely the way to go—the milk we drank expires May 2007! We all showered and headed off for new explorations. Johnny took us on the drive that he takes most tourists…it is one of those drives that would never get old (as you can tell from the pics). We had lunch in Sumner along the beach; the weather was cool with a strong breeze. This is definitely one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen; Switzerland might come close. Johnny can whip his 4WD car around the winding mountain roads, skimming past all the cyclists within inches. After witnessing this, I have decided that it would NOT be in my best interest to take on the challenge of biking up these mountain roads. We got back into town after many scenic drive stops and visited Johnny’s sister, Megan and her husband, Sam, who live 5 minutes from where our flat will be. It is great to meet a girl to chat with since I have only been around guys for the last 4 days. We are about to go out for Thai food and watch the rugby game of All Blacks team (New Zealand) versus Australia. I know nothing about rugby so I will educate you all after my lesson tonight. We have tons of pictures from today, so check out tomorrow and hopefully I will figure out how to load a short video as well.