Bye, Bye New Zealand

Sadly our NZ holiday has come to an end. We have had an amazing time visiting great friends and family.
We had Christmas with family and saw in the New Year with friends, we have been hanging at the beach and camping, swimming, horse riding, walking up Mount Maunganui, eating yummy foods and generally just catching up. The girls have riden bikes, played cricket, screamed and yelled in all of your backyards and just had the best time with their friends.

Cousins

Friends

Kiwianna Kai

Two hours off the plane and we were eating the best fish and chips we had eaten in the 2 years, actually it was the first we had eaten in 2 years.
The list of unique kiwi foods eaten by the Ruebe-Haigs is growing by the day. Already we have indulged in fish and chips, pineapple lumps, hokey pokey icecream, jelly tips, venison steak, lamb racks, weetbix, paua, whitebait fritters, smoked salmon, classic kiwi meat pie, chip butties and the list I'm sure will continue you grow as will our waist lines.

Land of the Long White Cloud

We finally hit NZ soil on the 3rd December after 33 hours and 4 flights, boy did I struggle with it this time. We landed in the South of the South on a beautiful sunny day and just breathed in the amazing fresh air. It's funny what you first notice when in a different country. I remember our first time out in Tbilisi it was the different smells that hit me first. Sitting in the sun today I could smell every little detail of the garden. The freshly mowed grass of the neighbours, the lavender pot and the tomatoes plants, the parsley and the washing blowing In the sea breeze. When we are away we are always asked what we miss the most about home, we always say friends and family but also high up on my list is going to be the amazing smells and fresh clean air of this country.