Happy New Year!

We welcomed in 2010 in the wonderful country of New Zealand, arriving there on new years eve in time for a party and to meet up with our friends Jez and Catherine who were getting married on the island of Waiheke (in the Auckland Bay) that same weekend.

Our trip was fantastic. New Zealand is a gorgeous country, so very scenic with great food, people and of course wine. We are now Pinot Noir fans, having sampled many several of the local varieties there. Ian got to have a ton of fun. We spent time on the beach running, playing cricket, playing in the waves and sightseeing around the island. Ian also had lots of fun playing in and around the vineyard at the location of Jez and Catherine's wedding.

We moved onto Queenstown for the second part of our trip, staying in the mountains and enjoying superb scenery (snow-capped mountains), a trip on a steamship (Ian loved the coal fires), a trip up the gondola to see Queenstown from above and a ride on the luge (hence the helmets) as well. We ate like kings everyday and enjoyed great hospitality everywhere we went. We've way too many photo's to share, so here we'll post just a few of those featuring Ian and the family to enjoy. Happy 2010!