Our Trip to FIJI and New Zealand

We are back home.

Here is Conan our dog with his Takahe bird toy. The Takahe is endemic to New Zealand and is one of the world's most endangered birds. Formerly thought to be extinct by 1900, a small population was found in 1948 in Murchison Mountains in the South Island. Conan is also sitting on an artificial Moa fur blanket.

This is Stephanie on the beach in Piha. There is a special TV show that airs on this beach that is Bay Watch New Zealand style.

Some More Photos from New Zealand
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Stephanie hanging from a tree in Victoria park	Manuel working...	The Britomart downtown area is going to be a really cool place	The working wharfs have a lot of healthy runners
This is LIMON - a great Spanish restaurant owned by a nice Spaniard	This is the view from our condo deck	This boat shoots a canon once a day at noon - it is loud!	On Queen's Wharf - the area of town being redeveloped for the World Championship of Rugby in 2011
John Key, the Prime Minister. Manuel met him and talked to him about our LED lighting. He is a very nice man.	Bagpipe group on Queen's Wharf	A cool bar we go to - upside down lampshades.	Microsoft and HP have huge facilities on the waterfront in Auckland.
Down by the Bridge	Stephanie is in the wheel	Stephanie's photos of flora and fauna	More flowers
They have great flowers	Cute kid riding his razor along the waterfront	This is Steven, Stephanie and Manuel - they moved to New Zealand 14 years ago - great people.	Steven, Felice and Manuel - they run the largest Life Insurance company in New Zealand.
This is sunset at local beach

Tuesday - A Video Adventure

Watch the video below on the crazy thing we decided to do. We have a philosophy that you don't really get to experience life unless you do something scary every day. This was scary!!!

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MONDAY September 7, 2009
We landed in Nadi, the largest city in Fiji, early on Monday morning after crossing the International Date line.  It's odd leaving on Saturday night from Los Angeles then arriving on Monday morning - talk about wasting a day!  No free Fiji water when we got off plane - they do have it here, but sell many other brands, too.  Tourism is definitely off here.  Taxi driver told us he's happy that high season starts now.

Full Size Chess

Lilypad Pond

Tennis and Golf Club, Denarau Island, Fiji

Bula!

Giant Mussel Shell

Manuel creamed me in 8 moves!

We took photos here for 15 minutes

Grass tennis courts and the lush golf course were Vijay Singh started his career.

That's how you say Hello in Fijian. Locals are friendly and happy to help us tourists.

Lunch for some happy crab

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Full Size Chess

Manuel creamed me in 8 moves!