Day Trip--Banks Peninsula

Panorama of Pacific Ocean and Southern Alps in distance


Pier at Pigeon Bay


Sheep Mom of triplet lambs!


Our weather is finally warming up! (Probably doesn't sound good to Mississippians-since it has been up to 106 degrees there) We took a day trip out on Banks Peninsula this last weekend with Megs and Sam. Had a picnic at Pigeon Bay, hiked near Okains Bay and ate ice cream in Akaroa. We drove on some dangerous dirt roads in our rugged Honda Station wagon; I had to move into the back seat (away from the drop off side of the road). Blaine was on a photographer's high! I think we have well over 1,000 photos from our last year here. And when we move home, you will all be invited to the 8 hour slide show!

Bungy in Queenstown

Kate's Bungy


My Bungy

Here are a few photos we took last weekend. Nice day!

WOW

This is probably old news to all of you at home but Blaine and I heard about this guy and were really impressed by his undiscovered talent!

A friend shared this poem by Mother Teresa with me and I thought I would share.

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.