A Kiwi Christmas

So it was our first Christmas here in Kiwiland. And what a different experience it was! It didn't feel at all Christmassy to us as it is summer here, we're building nice tans and we opened the curtains on Christmas morning to bright blue skies.

So what did this mean? Well, we had to go down to the beach really, didn't we?! We headed down to Lyall Bay, which is a nice expanse of beach down near the airport and about 10 minutes' drive from home.

As you can see from this pic, it was a lovely day.

After our lunchtime walk we went round to one of Ian's colleague's houses. When we'd been out for Ian's work Xmas do, Johnny (originally from Guernsey - many moons ago!) and his wife Beth had asked us what our plans were for Xmas Day. We were honest and said we had no idea. We'd been so busy in the run-up to Xmas we didn't know what we were doing. And that was it. They insisted we go round to theirs.

So we sat around in blazing sunshine in the back garden, chatting and eating (and drinking a little of course!). It was a lovely chilled afternoon and we were treated like part of the family. Not quite the BBQ we were expecting, but a fabulous day all the same.

And so that was our introduction to a Kiwi Christmas. Not a bad effort even if we do say so ourselves!