Let's Go Hurricanes!

On Friday we took the boat over from Picton to Wellington. We watched 2 movies on the boat ride over. We saw Disney's Cars and a stupid Hillary Diff movie. Cars was sooo cute! You should watch it if you haven't seen it. Straight from the boat we pulled into a car park and tailgated before the Hurricanes rugby game. You might be wondering why we decided to go to a rugby game. We've never seen one and thought it would be fun. We've also heard that if you want to know Kiwis, you have to see them during a rugby game. To tailgate, we got out our stove and cooked pasta while we chatted with the parking attendant. We arrived at the game and found our seats. We felt like we were practically on the field. Luckily, I sat next to this guy named Richard. He's Eniglish and knows all about rugby. I asked him questions about rugby throughout the entire game. I'm practically a rugby expert now. It was a fun game but unfortunately the Hurricanes lost to the Bulls, a team from South Africa. From Wellington, we drove up the east coast towards Napier in the Hawks Bay region. Many of the buildings in Napier are designed in the art deco style of the 20s. I felt like I was transported into a 20s movie. It was a fun town to walk around in. We were both pooped out and found a place with hot pools. We spent a few hours pampering ourselves in the pools. Our lodging (our car) was beach side for the night. We had a wonderful ocean view. The sunset was incredible. The sky was firy pink. On our way out of Napier, we stopped at a wine tasting...what a way to spend a day!