Gabe had his first rugby practice last weekend. I don't have a good shot of him at practice, but here is the field. It was rainy all weekend, but it did clear up for practice. I guess God likes rugby too. The ran those kids for 2 hour solid. The were aged from about 6 to 12. They took no breaks. They had them run, block, tackle, run some more, flop down, stand up, tackle and run. It about killed me to watch it all. I'm still sore.
There has been a celebrity in the harbor the last week. The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, has been docked here. Each day I walked past I thought I should get a picture. Well I finally did. I'm not nearly as green as Greenpeace, but I do respect the sentiment. It is pretty cool to actually see the ship I've heard so much about.
On other news I'm waiting for my damn IRS tax return to post so I can buy my tickets to the US for a visit in June. Transfering cash from NZ to the US is a pain. If you can avoid it, I would recommend you do. It costs me $25 per transfer... and that's just annoying. In general, NZ is spooked about the world economy and its own. That housing balloon the US is experiencing now is rippling through the world. Finance companies here are starting to topple as well. NZ experts claim that home are as much as 30% overvalued. The effect of that reconcilation will severely hurt the already very bad home market here. Very bad if you're trying to buy that is. House values are higher than they've ever been and have risen about 100% in the last five years! I must say, I don't enjoy financial turmoil in the least--here or there.
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