In case you thought we had adopted the New Zealand accent in our last blog we have to apologize.  Peter was typing in bed after a night of no sleep on an overnight flight and a few New Zealand drinks and he sent it to publish without editing. We both laughed when  we tried to read it. We are settled into the New Zealand climate and enjoying the cool mornings and evenings where you have to wear a sweater. What a change after the steamy, sweaty month in Aussie. New Zealand is a beautiful country. Very lush with huge fern trees covering the roadsides . Yesterday we headed off to an Agrodome for a sheep show. Sheep and kiwis are definantly the two main industries in this part of NZ. We were introduced to at least 12 different varieties ( I loved the shaggy merino) and watched a demo of sheep shearing as well as the dogs rounding up the herd. We then headed off for an afternoon show in a Maori village – music and dance  set in a village with bubbling sulphur hotsprings.AS I look out the window while writing I can see kiwi trees in all directions. They are hanging with thousands of unripe kiwi. I had no idea how prolific one tree (vine) can be.  Last night Bill and Julie’s, a  couple we had met at Pat and Peter’s were over for dinner. Today we are off to Taupo to see more of the North Island